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Diuretic |
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A diuretic is a substance that increases the secretion, flow, and expulsion of urine.
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Plants having 'Diuretic' activity
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| Canavalia gladiata | Induces low hemagglutinin activity (plant); diuretic (50% EtOH aerial part extract). | | Canna indica | Diuretic (decoction of rhizome); demulcent, diaphoretic and diuretic (plant) | | Cannabis sativa | Anodyne, anthelmintic, demulcent, diuretic, emollient, emmenagogue, febrifuge, laxative, narcotic and tonic (seed). It is a pain-killer, sleep-inducer and used to relieve some of the unpleasant side effects suffered by people undergoing chemotherapy. Stimulates the secretion of gastric juices (flower); induces sleep, aphrodisiac, on the cardiovascular and central nervous systems, depresses respiration, analgesic, entheogenic, induces euphoria, hypnotic, intoxicant, narcotic, alleviates spasms. | | Capparis grandis | Diuretic, anticancer and alleviates spasms (aerial part). | | Capparis spinosa | Analgesic, bitter, antirheumatic and diuretic (root bark); antibacterial, fungicidal and anticystic (plant juice and volatile portion of plant); anthelmintic (root); mild laxative and expectorant; acrid and astringent (dried flower bud) | | Capparis tomentosa | Antispasmodic, decongestant, depurative, diuretic, emetic, expectorant and tonic | | Capparis zeylanica | Sedative, stomachic, antihidrotic and diuretic (root bark); alleviates spasms (50% EtOH aerial part extract). | | Capsella bursa-pastoris | Lessens permeability of walls of blood vessels (leaf and flower); lowers blood pressure, bitter, pungent, astringent, febrifugal, emmenagogue, hemostatic, diuretic and antiscorbutic (plant). | | Cardiospermum halicacabum | Diaphoretic, diuretic, emetic, emmenagogue, laxative, refrigerant, rubefacient, stomachic, antiinflammatory, antibacterial and inhibits heart activity in dogs subjected to anesthesia (seed); laxative and emetic (root). | | Carlina acaulis | Antibiotic, antispasmodic, carminative, diaphoretic, digestive, mildly diuretic, emetic in large doses, febrifuge and purgative (root) | | Carthamus oxyacantha | | | Carthamus tinctorius | Laxative, reduces blood cholesterol and alleviates spasms (seed); kills bacteria, diaphoretic, diuretic and neutralizes uric acid. | | Carya cordiformis | Diuretic and laxative (bark) | | Casearia elliptica | Laxative, diuretic (fruit pulp); antiviral (aerial part); alleviates spasms and stimulates the cardiovascular system; toxic (to fish) (fruit juice); anthelmintic eaf paste) | | Cassia absus | Reduces blood pressure and induces muscles to relax slightly (seed); diuretic and stimulant (seed receptacle). | | Cassia alata | Anthelmintic (seeds); diuretic and purgative; abortifacient (leaves) | | Cassia occidentalis | Antibacterial (root, seed and leaf); diuretic (root), bitter and has tonic, febrifugal and purgative properties (seed); antiinflammatory and hepatoprotective (Jafri). | | Cassia sieberiana | Purgative and diuretic (whole plant); aphrodisiac, diuretic, laxative (roots); diuretic and antipyretic (leaves); anthelminthic (fruits); laxative (yellow pulp around the seeds and an infusion of the pods) | | Cassytha filiformis | Astringent and diuretic (plant); taken as a tonic (infusion of stems); as a vermifuge (pounded stems). | | Castanopsis indica | Diuretic, anticancer, hypotensive, alleviates spasms, depresses the central nervous system and antiviral (50% EtOH stem bark extract). | | |