Diuretic activity of some Smilax canariensis fractions

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 277-281

  Abdala, S ^a   Martin Herrera D ^a   Benjumea, D ^b   Gutiérrez, S Dévora ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Diuretic activity; Folk medicine; Medicinal plant; Smilax canariensis; Urinary excretion

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; BUTANOL; CHLORIDE; DICHLOROMETHANE; DIURETIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM ION; SMILAX CANARIENSIS EXTRACT; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM ION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIURESIS; DIURETIC ACTIVITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROLYTE EXCRETION; ELECTROLYTE URINE LEVEL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; RHIZOME; SARSAPARILLA; SMILAX CANARIENSIS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE VOLUME;

ANIMALS; DIURESIS; DIURETICS; FUROSEMIDE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IONS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; RHIZOME; SMILAX; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPAIN; URINATION;

ANIMALIA; MUS; SMILAX;

EID: 84858006672     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.01.017     Document Type: Article

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