Diuretic and antioxidant activities of the aqueous extract of leaves of Cassia occidentalis (Linn.) in rats

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 685-693

  Ntchapda, Fidèle ^a   Barama, Joseph ^a   Kemeta Azambou, David Romain ^a   Etet, Paul Faustin Seke ^b   Dimo, Théophile ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NGAOUNDERE   (Cameroon)

^b QASSIM UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Cassia occidentalis; Diuretic; Electrolytes; Kidney function; Urine

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALDOSTERONE; CASSIA OCCIDENTALIS EXTRACT; CATALASE; CHLORIDE ION; CREATININE; ELECTROLYTE; FUROSEMIDE; GLUCOSE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; MALONALDEHYDE; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIURETIC ACTIVITY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER HOMOGENATE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSMOLARITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PH; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENNA OCCIDENTALIS; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE VOLUME;

EID: 84944172728     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apjtm.2015.07.030     Document Type: Article

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