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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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| Pogostemon pubescens | Diuretic and antifungal (aerial part); antibacterial (leaf) | | Polianthes tuberosa | Diuretic and emetic (flowers) | | Polygala amara | Bitter, diaphoretic, diuretic, emollient, mildly expectorant, galactogogue (herb) | | Polygala senega | Antidote, antiinflammatory, antispasmodic, cathartic, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic, emetic, emmenagogue, expectorant, laxative, secretagogue, secretolytic, sialagogue, stimulant and tonic (root); abortifacient (bark infusion) | | Polygala sibirica | Acts as a kidney tonic (leaves); diuretic, expectorant, antiseptic, haemolytic and sedative (roots); analgesic, diuretic, expectorant and nervine (plant). | | Polygonatum multiflorum | Diuretic (plant); astringent, demulcent, hypoglycemic, increases nerve strength and aphrodisiac (rhizome) | | Polygonatum odoratum | Antiperiodic, antitussive, cardiotonic, demulcent, diuretic, energizer, hypoglycaemic, ophthalmic, resolvent, sedative and tonic (root); diuretic and stimulant (infusion of roots) | | Polygonum aviculare | The leaves are anthelmintic, diuretic and emollient. The whole plant is anthelmintic, antiphlogistic and diuretic. The juice of the plant is weakly diuretic, expectorant and vasoconstrictor. The seeds are emetic and purgative. | | Polygonum bistorta | Anipyretic, antiseptic, expectorant, hemostat; astringent, demulcent, diuretic, febrifuge, laxative and strongly styptic (root) | | Polygonum hydropiper | Stimulant, hemostatic, sedative, diuretic, styptic, emmenagogue and lithontriptic (plant); antiovulatory, stimulant, diuretic, carminative, tonic and anthelmintic and antifertility (root); anti-inflammatory, astringent, carminative, diaphoretic, diuretic, emmenagogue, stimulant, stomachic, styptic, antibiotic and cytotoxic (leaf); carminative, diuretic and stimulant (seed) | | Polygonum molle | Alleviates spasms, stimulates the cardiovascular and central nervous systems and diuretic (aerial part); astringent (plant). | | Polygonum plebeium | | | Polypodium vulgare | Alterative, anthelmintic, cholagogue, demulcent, diuretic, expectorant, pectoral, purgative, tonic (root) | | Portulaca oleracea | Diuretic, tonic, vermifuge and contraceptive (seed); antigonorrheic, purifies blood, antibacterial, antiscorbutic, depurative, diuretic and febrifuge (plant); analgesic, anthelmintic, gently laxative, astringent, tonic (to the heart), demulcent, emollient, hemostatic, reduces fever and diaphoretic. | | Portulaca quadrifida | Diuretic (leaves); vermifuge (seeds) | | Premna cumingiana | Acts as a diuretic (infusion of leaves) | | Premna latifolia | Diuretic and alleviates spasms (leaf); hypoglycemic and stimulates the cardiovascular system (stem bark). | | Premna odorata | Diuretic (leaves); carminative (infusion of leaves); febrifuge (decoction of leaves or flowers); parasiticide (decoction of the shoot); sudorific, carminative and pectoral (decoction of the roots, leaves, flowers, and fruit). | | Premna tomentosa | Used as a diuretic (leaves) | | Primula elatior | Diuretic and expectorant (root) | | |