Diuretic activity of Spilanthes acmella flowers in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 91, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 317-320

  Ratnasooriya, W D ^a   Pieris, K P P ^a   Samaratunga, U ^a   Jayakody, J R A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Diuretic; Loop diuretic; Spilanthes acmella; Urine output

Indexed keywords

FUROSEMIDE; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SPILANTHES ACMELLA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASOPRESSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIURESIS; DIURETIC ACTIVITY; FLOWER; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM URINE LEVEL; RAT; SODIUM URINE LEVEL; SPILANTHES ACMELLA; URINE OSMOLALITY; URINE VOLUME; VASOPRESSIN RELEASE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ASTERACEAE; DIURESIS; DIURETICS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLOWERS; FUROSEMIDE; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS;

EID: 2342424790     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.01.006     Document Type: Article

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