Diuretic activity of Withania aristata: An endemic Canary Island species

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 487-491

  Martin Herrera D ^a   Abdala, S ^a   Benjumea, D ^a   Perez Paz P ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diuretic activity; Folk medicine; Medicinal plant; Rats; Urinary excretion; Withania aristata

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; WITHANIA ARISTATA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; DIURESIS; DIURETIC ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; RAT; SODIUM EXCRETION; URINE;

ANIMALS; DIURETICS; FEMALE; MALE; METHANOL; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; POTASSIUM; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SODIUM; SPAIN; WATER; WITHANIA;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; WITHANIA;

EID: 34548412083     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.07.005     Document Type: Article

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