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Comparative Study
. 2001 May;75(2-3):185-90.
doi: 10.1016/s0378-8741(01)00173-8.

Diuretic effects of selected Thai indigenous medicinal plants in rats

B Sripanidkulchai  1 , V Wongpanich, P Laupattarakasem, J Suwansaksri, D Jirakulsomchok
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Comparative Study

Diuretic effects of selected Thai indigenous medicinal plants in rats

B Sripanidkulchai et al. J Ethnopharmacol. 2001 May.

Abstract

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 < 0.01) which was 79 and 74%, respectively, of the effect of an equivalent dose of hydrochlorothiazide. Both plant extracts gave similar profiles of urinary electrolyte excretion to that of the hydrochlorothiazide. The analyses of the urinary osmolality and electrolyte excretion per unit time suggest the observed effect of A. comosus was intrinsic, whereas that of C. papaya may have resulted from a high salt content of this extract. However, our experimental evidence on the diuretic activities of the other three plants did not parallel their local utilization for dysuria. It was found that the rhizome of Imperata cylindrica apparently inhibited the urination of rats whereas the rhizome of Cyperus rotundus and the stem of Averrhoa carambola failed to demonstrate any diuretic activities. These results indicate that two of the plants investigated exert their action by causing diuresis. The other three plants need further investigation to determine their effectiveness in the treatment of dysuria.

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