Diuretic effects of selected Thai indigenous medicinal plants in rats

Extracts of five indigenous Thai medicinal having ethnomedical application in the treatment of dysuria were investigated for their diuretic activity. Root extracts of Ananas comosus and Carica papaya, given orally to rats at a dose of 10 mg/kg, demonstrated significantly increased urine output ( P

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Published in:Journal of ethnopharmacology 2001-05, Vol.75 (2), p.185-190
Main Authors: Sripanidkulchai, Bungorn, Wongpanich, Varima, Laupattarakasem, Pisamai, Suwansaksri, Jamsai, Jirakulsomchok, Dusit
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Chlorides - analysis
Diuresis
Diuretic activity
Diuretics - pharmacology
Dysuria
Electrolytes - urine
General pharmacology
Herbal medicine
Hydrochlorothiazide - pharmacology
Male
Medical sciences
Medicinal plant
Osmolar Concentration
Pharmacognosy. Homeopathy. Health food
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Plant Extracts - pharmacology
Plants, Medicinal - chemistry
Potassium - analysis
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Sodium - analysis
Urine - chemistry
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Summary:Extracts of five indigenous Thai medicinal having ethnomedical application in the treatment of dysuria were investigated for their diuretic activity. Root extracts of Ananas comosus and Carica papaya, given orally to rats at a dose of 10 mg/kg, demonstrated significantly increased urine output ( P
ISSN:0378-8741
1872-7573
DOI:10.1016/S0378-8741(01)00173-8