Diuretic activity of some Smilax canariensis fractions

Diuretic Activity of <i>Achyranthes aspera</i> Linn Crude Aqueous Extract in Albino Rats

“…A calibrated pH meter (Model: WTW-Series pH-720) was used to estimate pH of the fresh urine samples [12,16].…”

“…The following equations were used to compute these parameters [15,16]. where UVt = mean urine volume of test group, UVc = mean urine volume of control group, UVr = mean urine volume of reference group, CUEt = concentration of electrolytes in urine of test group, CUEc = concentration of electrolytes in urine of control group, UNa + = concentration of Na + in urine of a group, and UK + = concentration of K + in urine of a group.…”

Diuretic activity of the bark of <i>Eysenhardtia polystachya</i>

“…For example, the presence of polar organic compounds as flavonoid glycosides and saponosids in plants can produce diuresis because they are more likely to have contact with renal tissues (Lahlou et al, 2007;Adam et al, 2009;Amuthan et al, 2012;Meléndez-Camargo et al, 2014). Natural compounds in medicinal plants might stimulate the regional blood flow and/or promote an initial vasodilatation as do the osmotic diuretics and xanthenes (Osswald and Schnermann, 2011;Saleem et al, 2015), but might also produce inhibition of renal tubular reabsorption of water and anions (Abdala et al, 2012;Gasparotto et al, 2011); the result in these cases is diuresis. In addition, the electrolytes present in plants can induce a diuretic activity (Adam et al, 2009).…”

Evaluation of Diuretic Activity of Aqueous Extract of Leaves of Centella Asiatica

“…Group 4 (Test) -received aqueous extract of Centella asiatica (500mg/kg, p.o.). [14,15,16,17] Before the oral administration of test drugs, the animals were dosed/hydrated with 25 ml/kg body weight of normal saline (0.9% …”