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EVALUATION OF THE DIURETIC EFFECT OF CONYZA DIOSCORIDES AND ALHAGI MAURORUM
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2010
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Molecular PharmacologyPharmacological StudyMedicineHerbal MedicinePhysiologyClinical PharmacologyConyza DioscoridesPharmacotherapyExperimental PharmacologyPotassium Excretion RatePharmacologyPharmacokineticsAlhagi Maurorum
The present study aimed to evaluate the diuretic effects of methanol extracts of Conyza dioscorides and Alhagi maurorum in a single or repeated (1 x 5 days) oral dose of 500 or 1000 mg kg‐1 and compared to furosemide 20 mg kg‐1, orally administered in albino rats. Oral administration of Conyza dioscorides significantly (P < 0.05) decreased serum and urine concentration of Na+, K+ and Cl‐ concentration when was given in single or repeated doses. The small and large doses increased the sodium and potassium excretion rate (FENa and FEK). Alhagi maurorum in a single oral dose of 500 mg kg‐1 significantly (P < 0.05) increased urine concentrations of Na+, K+ and Cl‐. Repeated oral administration of Alhagi maurorum in doses of 500 or 1000 mgkg‐1 significantly (P < 0.05) increased urine volume, FENa and FEK rate. It could be concluded that methanol extracts of Alhagi maurorum have a significant diuretic effect while the extract of Conyza dioscoridis requires further investigation.
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