Effect of extracts ofOrthosiphon stamineus benth,Hieracium pilosella L.,Sambucus nigra L. andArctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) spreng. in rats

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.