Diuretic activity of ethanolic extract of Panicum repens L. roots and rhizomes |
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| Authors: | Hoda E Hozaien Abeer Temraz Omayma D El-Gindi Kamilia F Taha |
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| Institution: | 1. Faculty of Pharmacy for Girls, Pharmacognosy Department, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt;2. College of Pharmacy, Pharmacognosy Department, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia;3. Faculty of Pharmacy, Pharmacognosy Department, Egyptian-Russian University, Cairo, Egypt;4. National Organization for Drug Control &5. Research, Cairo, Egypt |
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| 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. |
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| Keywords: | Panicum repens diuretic activity sodium potassium |
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