Evaluation of Musa (Paradisiaca Linn. cultivar) --"Puttubale" stem juice for antilithiatic activity in albino rats
Prasad, K.V.; Bharathi, K.; Srinivasan, K.K.
Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 37(4): 337-341
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0019-5499 PMID: 8112813 Document Number: 419858
The fresh juice of Musa stem (Puttubale) was tested for its antilithiatic activity. Zinc discs were implanted in the urinary bladder of albino rats to induce urolithiasis. The stones formed were mainly of magnesium ammonium phosphate with traces of calcium oxalate. Musa stem juice (3 mL/rat/day orally) was found to be effective in reducing the formation and also in dissolving the pre-formed stones.