Diuretic effect of Aerua lanata with water, normal saline and coriander as controls
Udupihille, M.; Jiffry, M.T.
Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 30(1): 91-97
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0019-5499 PMID: 3818036 Document Number: 282623
The extract (200 ml of 50 g/L) of common garden herb (in Sri Lanka) Aerva lanata (S. Polpala, T. Thengapookeerai) induced diuresis, consistent ovet four repetitions in 70% of the subjects. The rest of the subjects needed higher concentration of the solution (100 g/L), to induce diuresis. The urine output observed with the fresh plant extract was significantly elevated (P < 0.001) when compared with controls who received the same quantities of water, 0.9% saline of extracts of the seeds of another medicinal plant, Coriandrum sativum. Raw flowers of Aerva lanata were found to be the most effective in inducing diuresis when compared to the other parts of the raw plant and its dried form.