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

Diuretic activity of ethanolic extract of Panicum repens L. roots and rhizomes.

Hozaien, Hoda E.; El-Tantawy, Walid Hamdy; Temraz, Abeer; El-Gindi, Omayma D.; Taha, Kamilia F.