Tribulus terrestris: Preliminary study of its diuretic and contractile effects and comparison with Zea mays

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 85, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 257-260

  Al Ali, Muneer ^a   Wahbi, Salman ^b   Twaij, Husni ^c   Al Badr, Ahmad ^c  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Al Rasheed Military Hospital   (Iraq)

^c Dept of Pharmacog and Pharmacology   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Diuresis; Smooth muscles; Tribulus terrestris; Ureter; Urinary stones; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZEA MAYS EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIURESIS; DIURETIC ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; EVAPORATION; FILTRATION; GUINEA PIG; ILEUM; ILEUM CONTRACTION; MAIZE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS;

TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037375093     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(03)00014-X     Document Type: Article

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