Effect of extracts of Orthosiphon stamineus Benth, Hieracium pilosella L., Sambucus nigra L. and Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. in rats

Phytother Res. 1999 May;13(3):222-5. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199905)13:3<222::AID-PTR447>3.0.CO;2-P.

Abstract

Aqueous extracts of Sambucus nigra and Arctostaphylos uva-ursi and hydroalcohol extracts of Orthosiphon stamineus and Hieracium pilosella were tested for their diuretic activities in rats; pharmacological evaluation revealed that they led to an increase in urine flow. Urinary sodium excretion in rats was increased with O. stamineus and S. nigra.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Diuresis / drug effects
  • Male
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
  • Plants / chemistry*
  • Potassium / urine
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Sodium / urine

Substances

  • Plant Extracts
  • Sodium
  • Potassium