Open AccessEthnobotany and Diuretic activity of some selected medicinal plants
Author(s) -
Nikita Jaiswal,
Shipra Singh,
Garima Verma
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the journal of phytopharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-480X
DOI - 10.31254/phyto.2012.1203
Subject(s) - diuretic , ethnobotany , traditional medicine , folklore , medicinal plants , medicine , pharmacology , geography , archaeology
There is growing interest in the health benefits of herbs and botanicals. In line with this there are an increasing number of published articles claiming that plants or plant-derived actives may function as mild diuretic agents. Diuretics are substances that act within the kidney and promote the loss of fluid from the body. A large majority of this research has determined the degree of clinical support for the traditional use of common or folklore medicines.