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A pharmacological evaluation of the diuretic activity of Fabiana patagonica Speg. (Solanaceae) was carried out in isotonic saline loaded rats. The data reported in the present work indicate that the acetone extract and infusion of the aerial part of Fabiana patagonica showed a moderate diuretic activity. This activity could be due, in part, to the presence of oleanolic acid isolated as the major metabolite of F. patagonica.

Vapor−liquid equilibria of aqueous solutions of lithium nitrate + potassium nitrate + sodium nitrate in the mass ratio (53:28:19) and lithium nitrate + potassium nitrate + sodium nitrite in mass ratio (53:35:12) were obtained using a static method in the temperature range (333.15 to 473.15) K at 20 K intervals. Both mixtures were considered as binary working fluids (water/salts). The salt mass fraction was varied from 0.50 to 0.95. Barker’s method was used to calculate the liquid composition from the initial overall composition of the sample and the measured pressure and temperature. The vapor−liquid equilibrium data obtained were correlated using an analytical polynomial equation. The calculated and measured data showed good agreement. The vapor−liquid equilibrium data of both mixtures showed similar behavior, but the risk of crystallization is lower for the solution of lithium nitrate + potassium nitrate + sodium nitrite in mass ratio (53:35:12), which favors the operation of absorption refrigeration cycles driven by high-temperature heat sources.

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The effects of Clematis montevidensis Spreng. (Ranunculaceae) on urinary excretion of water, sodium and potassium were investigated in rats loaded with isotonic saline solution. The data reported in the present work indicate that the infusions of the root and aerial part of Clematis montevidensis showed a moderate diuretic activity. This effect could be due, at least in part, to the presence of oleanolic acid isolated from this plant.