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- Title
Diuretic activity of ethanolic extract of Panicum repens L. roots and rhizomes.
- Authors
Hozaien, Hoda E.; El-Tantawy, Walid Hamdy; Temraz, Abeer; El-Gindi, Omayma D.; Taha, Kamilia F.
- Abstract
The diuretic activity of ethanolic extract of Panicum repens was investigated in rats. A single oral dose of 500 mg/kg of P. repens extract were given to rats, after 24 h, urine volume, its sodium and potassium concentrations were estimated. Treatment with P. repens extract caused a significant increase in tested parameters as compared to their corresponding controls, p < 0.05.
- Subjects
PANICUM; PLANT extracts; DRUG dosage; POTASSIUM ions; DIURETICS
- Publication
Natural Product Research, 2019, Vol 33, Issue 12, p1832
- ISSN
1478-6419
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1080/14786419.2018.1437440