Studies on diuretic and hypouricemic effects of Orthosiphon stamineus methanol extracts in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 354-360

  Arafat, O M ^a   Tham, S Y ^a   Sadikun, A ^a   Zhari, I ^a   Haughton, P J ^b   Asmawi, M Z ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diuretic; Hyperuricemic; Labiatae Lamiaceae; Methanol extract; Methanol:water extract; Orthosiphon stamineus; Uric acid

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; ORTHOSIPHON STAMINEUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; URICOSURIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIURETIC ACTIVITY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG ISOLATION; HYPERURICEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORTHOSIPHON; ORTHOSIPHON STAMINEUS; POTASSIUM EXCRETION; RAT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SODIUM EXCRETION; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; URINE VOLUME;

ALLOPURINOL; ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; DIURETICS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; ORTHOSIPHON; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SODIUM; URIC ACID;

LAMIACEAE; ORTHOSIPHON STAMINEUS; RATTUS;

EID: 47749136947     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.04.015     Document Type: Article

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