Plants with Diuretic Effect

 

R. Rajanivetha

Second Year, B.D.S, Saveetha Dental College, Chennai India.

 

ABSTRACT:

India is one of the richest floristic regions of the world and has been a source of plants and their products since antiquity and man uses them in different ways according to his needs, particularly as food or as medicine. There is rising interest of herbal drugs in the health and their benefits. The beneficial reason is that they might offer a natural safeguard against the development of certain conditions and be a reputed treatment for some diseases or ailments. One major class of clinical medicines that are used to lower the blood pressure are known as diuretics.

     

 

INTRODUCTION:

Diuretic are drugs that increase the rate of urine flow, sodium excretion and are used to adjust the volume and composition of body fluids in a variety of clinical situations. Nigella sativa belongs to the family ranunculacea, is used as a folk medicine and it is a hypotensive plant.

 

NATURALLY OCCURING DIURETIC:

Caffeine in coffee; Tea; Cola, which inhibits sodium  reabsorption and alcohol in beer. One of the major class of clinical medicines that are used to lower the blood Pressure are known as diuretic. They work by increasing the volume of urinary excretion as well as the amount of sodium in urine from our body.[1][2][4]

 

PLANTS WITH THIS EFFECT:

Various herbal plants and plants extract here diuretic activity.[3][6]

 

LIST OF PLANTS:

·        Botanical Name: Achyranthus asperalinn.

·        Family: Amaranthacea.

·        Parts Used: Whole plant.

·        Solvent Used: methanol.

·        Chemical        Constituents: Triterpenoid, saponins.[1]

 

USES OF DIURETIC PLANTS:

Diuretic plants help us get rid of excess water as well as cleanse our body of harmful toxins and metabolitic waste through increased urination.

 

It also flushes out excess sodium and electrolytes.[1][3]

 

SOME OF THE BENEFITS:

Clean our skin of cellulite, acne, pimples, eczema and other dermatitis. Support water balance in cells and organs. Clean impurities from our blood, giving us a sense of well being.[4]

 

NATURAL DIURETIC:

Ginger, Turmeric, black pepper.[7]

 

COOLING DIURETIC HERBS:

Basil, chrysanthemum, hobs.

 

ARE DIURETIC PLANTS DANGEROUS?

Diuretic plants remove plenty of fluids from our body without adequate doses of combined with some medications; they can cause an imbalance in blood pressure or "hypotension".

 

They are contraindicated if you take medication for high blood pressure, for varicose veins, for circulation or when combined with other diuretics.

 

MAIN DIURETIC REMEDIES:

·        Onion (Allium cepa)

·        Cabbage (Brassica oleracea)

·        Lime (Citrus aurantifolia)

·        Cherry (Prunus civium)

·        Strawberry (Fragaria vesca)[8]

 

MEDICINAL HERB PLANTS:

Ddiuretic herbs are also referred to as aquaretics, because they increase urination without depleting electrolyte.[9][8]

Diuretic herbs are used in treating many diseases naturally.[8] Viz. kidney disease; hypertension; edema; urinary tract infections.

 

DIURETIC HERBS:

Saffron; sage; hops; fennel; chicory; mint; skullcap; dandelion; marshmellow.[5][6]

 

SIDE EFFECTS OF DIURETIC HERBS:

Over dosage of herbs can give rise to problems or symptoms like reduction in blood volume, dehydration, nausea, diarrhoea.[10]

 

DIURETIC EFFECT OF MEDICINAL PLANTS:

Nigella sativa (Ranunculacea) is used in arab folk medicine as a diuretic and hypotensive plant.[11]

 

GARLIC(Allium sativum):

Decrease in arterial blood pressure, high garlic doses provoked bradycardia.[7]

 

CONCLUSION:

Generally diuretics alters renal function in a clinically usefull manner by promoting the formation of urine and thereby aid in the elimination of excess fluid and toxic products from the tissues and circulation.

 

Medicinal value of plants is due to the presence of chemical substances like alkaloids glycosides and saponins that produce a definite physiological action on living systems.

 

Plants secondary compounds are also used as diuretics. Ingestion of secondary compounds increased intake and urine output and decreased urine osmolarity.

   

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5.       M. Denise Dearing, Antonio M. Mangione, William H. Karasov. American Zoologist 41(4):890-901. 2001 .Plant Secondary Compounds as Diuretics: An Overlooked Consequence.

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11.    Kinghorn AD. The discovery of drugs from higher plants. Biotechnology. 1994;26:81–108.

 

 

Received on 06.08.2013       Modified on 20.09.2013

Accepted on 26.09.2013      © RJPT All right reserved