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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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| Lobelia chinensis | Acts as diuretic (aerial parts); depurative, antirheumatic and antisyphilitic (roots); diuretic and cathartic (decoction of whole plant). | | Lonicera japonica | Antiviral, as an anti-pyretic, stomachic (plant); diuretic (dried flowers); alterative, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, depurative, diuretic, febrifuge (stem and flower buds) | | Luffa acutangula | Emetic and purgative (seeds); demulcent, diuretic, bitter-tonic and nutritive (fruit); abortifacient, antipyretic, expectorant, hypoglycemic, laxative, tonic and vermifuge. | | Luffa cylindrica | Fungitoxic, bitter, emetic, cathartic and anticancer (seed); diuretic and lactagogue (fruit). | | Luma chequen | Antibacterial, astringent, diuretic, expectorant, hypotensive, tonic. | | Lupinus albus | Diuretic, emmenagogue, carminative, hypoglycaemic, vermifuge, deobstruent and pectoral (seeds). | | Lycium barbarum | Antibacterial, diuretic and purgative (root bark); anticancer (plant) | | Lycopodium clavatum | Analgesic, antirheumatic, carminative, mildly diuretic, stomachic and tonic (plant decoction); antipruritic, decongestant, diuretic and stomachic (spores) | | Lycopus europaeus | Sedative, thyrotropic, cardioactive diuretic, peripheral vasoconstrictor, antitussive, antihaemorrhagic; astringent, hypoglycaemic, mild narcotic and mild sedative (whole plant). | | Lysimachia christinae | Antiphlogistic, cholagogue, depurative, diuretic, febrifuge and lithontripic (whole plant) | | Macrotyloma uniflorum | Astringent, diuretic and tonic (seeds) | | Maesopsis eminii | Diuretic and purgative (decoction of bark) | | Magnolia officinalis | Emmenagogue (flowers); antiseptic, antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, appetizer, diuretic, expectorant, hypotensive, stomachic and tonic (stem bark); bactericidal, digestive and stomachic (plant) | | Majorana hortensis | Stimulant, expectorant, tonic, increases the flow and/or secretion of milk, antiasthmatic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, cholagogue, diaphoretic, diuretic, stomachic and mildly tonic (plant); antimicrobial (essential oil); astringent (leaves and seeds); stimulant, sudorific, emmenagogue and galactagogue (plant infusion) | | Malpighia glabra | Anti-inflammatory, diuretic, antioxidant and astringent (fruits) | | Malva sylvestris | All parts of the plant are antiphlogistic, astringent, demulcent, diuretic, emollient, expectorant, laxative, salve, antiseptic and hypothermic. | | Mangifera indica | Astringent (bark and flower); restores and invigorates mucous membranes (bark); Diuretic, antiinflammatory, cardiotonic, promotes the formation and/or secretion of bile and antibacterial (against gram-positive strains). | | Manihot esculenta | Antiseptic, aperient, cyanogenic, demulcent, diuretic, hemostat (tuber) | | Manilkara zapota | Febrifuge (tea of bark); diuretic (crushed seeds); sedative and soporific (fluid extract of the crushed seeds). | | Marrubium vulgare | Antiseptic, antispasmodic, cholagogue, diaphoretic, digestive, diuretic, emmenagogue, strongly expectorant, hepatic, stimulant and tonic (leaves and young flowering stems) | | |