Acute diuretic activity of aqueous Erica multiflora flowers and Cynodon dactylon rhizomes extracts in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 352-356

  Sadki, Chrifa ^a   Hacht, Brahim ^a   Souliman, Amrani ^a   Atmani, Fouad ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Cynodon dactylon rhizomes; Diuretic; Erica multiflora flowers; Furosemide; Rats; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CYNODON DACTYLON RHIZOME EXTRACT; DIURETIC AGENT; ELECTROLYTE; ERICA MULTIFLORA EXTRACT; FUROSEMIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM ION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BERMUDA GRASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIURETIC ACTIVITY; DRUG DETERMINATION; ERICA MULTIFLORA; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; FEMALE; FLOWER; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; RAT; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE VOLUME;

ANIMALS; CYNODON; DIURESIS; DIURETICS; ERICACEAE; FLOWERS; FUROSEMIDE; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RHIZOME; SODIUM CHLORIDE SYMPORTER INHIBITORS; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

ANIMALIA; CYNODON DACTYLON; ERICA MULTIFLORA; ERICACEAE; POACEAE; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 77649183192     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.01.048     Document Type: Article

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