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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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| Diervilla lonicera | Diuretic (leaves); diuretic, galactogogue, laxative and ophthalmic (root); laxative and ophthalmic (bark) | | Digitalis lanata | | | Digitalis lutea | Cardiac, strongly diuretic, stimulant and tonic (leaves) | | Digitalis purpurea | Cardiotonic, diuretic, stimulant and tonic (leaf); promotes and stimulates the activity of all muscle tissues, improves blood flow to the kidneys and aids in removing any obstructions there thus improving urination, poisonous (can be fatal in high doses) and sedative. | | Dioscorea bulbifera | Diuretic (50% EtOH aerial part extract). | | Diospyros melanoxylon | Laxative, are diuretic, laxative and styptic (leaf); carminative and astringent (leaf, bark and fruit); hypotensive (aerial part). | | Diospyros peregrina | Astringent (fruit and stem bark); acrid, bitter and oleaginous (unripe fruit); cooling, anti-inflammatory, constipating, depurative and febrifuge (bark); diuretic, carminative, laxative, ophthalmic and stypic (leaves); diuretic and aphrodisiac (flowers). | | Dipsacus fullonum | Diaphoretic, diuretic and stomachic (root). | | Dipsacus japonicus | Antirheumatic, cancer, emmenagogue, galactofuge, haemostatic, hepatic and tonic (roots); diuretic (seed); for rheumatism (plant) | | Dipterocarpus indicus | Alleviates spasms, stimulates the cardiovascular system and diuretic (aerial part). | | Dorema ammoniacum | Antitumor, emmenagogue; antispasmodic, carminative, diaphoretic, mildly diuretic, expectorant, poultice, stimulant and vasodilator (resin) | | Duranta plumieri | Used as febrifuge (fruits); stimulant (flowers); diuretic (infusion of leaves and juice of fruit). | | Echinops echinatus | Aromatic, bitter, nervine tonic, alterative, diuretic, aphrodisiac and lowers blood sugar (root); increases nerve strength (plant). | | Elaeis guineensis | Anodyne, antidote, aphrodisiac, diuretic, and vulnerary (oil); diuretic (roots); laxative (plant sap). | | Elaeocarpus grandiflorus | | | Elephantopus mollis | Diuretic, febrifuge and emetic (decoction of plant); diuretic and antihepatic (entire plant); as vulnerary (leaves); tonic and depurative (aerial parts). | | Elsholtzia blanda | Stimulates the central nervous system and diuretic (aerial part). | | Elsholtzia ciliata | Hypothermic, stimulates the central nervous system, diuretic and carminative (plant); antibacterial, antipyretic, antiviral, astringent, carminative, diaphoretic, diuretic and stomachic (oil) | | Embelia ribes | Fights diarrhea (root), spermicidal, stimulates uterine contractions and diuretic (seed), contraceptive, astringent, stimulant, anthelmintic (kills Ascaris lumbricoides), antibacterial and carminative (fruit)alterative, stimulant. | | Emblica officinalis | Acrid, coolant, refrigerant, diuretic, aphrodisiac, laxative, expectorant, cardiotonic, antipyretic, antioxidative, antiviral, anti-emetic. | | |