Evaluation of the diuretic and urinary electrolyte effects of methanolic extract of Peganum harmala L. in Wistar albino rats

• Published in: Saudi journal of biological sciences Vol. 23; no. 6; pp. 749 - 753
• Main Authors: Al-Saikhan, Fahad I., Ansari, Mohd N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Elsevier B.V 01.11.2016; Saudi Biological Society; Elsevier
• Subjects: Carbonic anhydrase; chlorides; diuresis; Diuretic; dose response; electrolytes; excretion; Furosemide; Harmaline; Harmine; laboratory animals; Original; Peganum harmala; Peganum harmala L; potassium; rats; sodium; toxicity testing; traditional medicine; urine; Diuretic; Harmaline; Peganum harmala L; Carbonic anhydrase; Harmine; Furosemide

The use of traditional medicines as a diuretic agent has been increasing in recent years. The diuretic activity of a number of plant extracts used as diuretic agents in ethnomedicine has been confirmed in experimental animals. However, despite the widespread use of Peganum harmala in traditional med...