Herbal medicines as diuretics: A review of the scientific evidence

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-31

  Wright, C I ^a   Van Buren, L ^a   Kroner, C I ^a   Koning, M M G ^a  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diuretic; Medicine; Natriuretic; Natural; Traditional

Indexed keywords

AERVA LANATA EXTRACT; CECROPIA LEUCOCOMA EXTRACT; CECROPIA PACHYSTACHYA EXTRACT; CUCUMIS MELO EXTRACT; CUCUMIS TRIGONUS EXTRACT; DIURETIC AGENT; ELEPHANTOPUS SCABER EXTRACT; EQUISETUM BOGOTENSE EXTRACT; EQUISETUM FLUVIATILE EXTRACT; EQUISETUM GIGANTEUM EXTRACT; EQUISETUM HIEMALE EXTRACT; EQUISETUM MYRIOCHAETUM EXTRACT; FOENICULUM VULGARE EXTACT; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA EXTRACT; LEPIDIUM LATIFOLIUM EXTRACT; LEPIDIUM SATIVUM EXTRACT; OLEA EUROPAEA EXTRACT; ORTHOSIPHON STAMINEUS EXTRACT; PETROSELINUM SATIVUM EXTRACT; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS EXTRACT; PHYLLANTHUS CORCOVADENSIS EXTRACT; PHYLLANTHUS SELLOVIANUS EXTRACT; SAMBUCUS MEXICANA EXTRACT; SAMBUCUS NIGRA EXTRACT; SPERGULARIA PURPUREA EXTRACT; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

AERVA LANATA; CANTALOUPE; CECROPIA LEUCOCOMA; CECROPIA PACHYSTACHYA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CUCUMIS TRIGNONUS; DANDELION; DIURESIS; DRUG EFFECT; ELEPHANTOPUS SCABER; EQUISETUM BOGOTENSE; EQUISETUM FLUVIATILE; EQUISETUM GIGANTEUM; EQUISETUM MYRIOCHAETUM; ETHNOBOTANY; FENNEL; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR; GARLIC; HERBAL MEDICINE; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMPERATA CYLINDRICA; LEPIDIUM; LEPIDIUM LATIFOLIUM; LEPIDIUM SATIVUM; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; OLIVE TREE; ORTHOSIPHON STAMINEUS; PETROSELINUM SATIVUM; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS; PHYLLANTHUS CORCOVADENSIS; PHYLLANTHUS SELLOWIANUS; REVIEW; SAMBUCUS MEXICANA; SAMBUCUS NIGRA; SPERGULARIA PURPUREA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS; URTICA DIOICA;

ANIMALS; DIURETICS; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO; CUCUMIS TRIGONUS; EQUISETUM; EQUISETUM BOGOTENSE; EQUISETUM FLUVIATILE; EQUISETUM GIGANTEUM; EQUISETUM HYEMALE; EQUISETUM MYRIOCHAETUM; FOENICULUM VULGARE; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA; LEPIDIUM; LEPIDIUM LATIFOLIUM; LEPIDIUM SATIVUM; PETROSELINUM CRISPUM; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS; PHYLLANTHUS CORCOVADENSIS; PHYLLANTHUS SELLOWIANUS; SAMBUCUS; SAMBUCUS NIGRA; SAMBUCUS NIGRA CANADENSIS; SPERGULARIA PURPUREA;

EID: 34648860634     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.07.023     Document Type: Review

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