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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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| Leonurus japonicus | Diuretic (leaves); emmenagogue (dried flowers); antibacterial, diuretic, emmenagogue, hypotensive, ophthalmic and vasodilator (fruit); aphrodisiac, diuretic, emmenagogue, ophthalmic (seed); alterative, antibacterial, antifungal, depurative, diuretic, emmenagogue, hypotensive, vasodilator and vulnerary (aerial parts) | | Lepidium apetalum | Antiasthmatic, antitussive, diuretic and purgative. The seed is also cardiotonic (seed); expectorant (root); antibacterial (plant) | | Lepidium sativum | Antiasthmatic (plant); hypotensive (accompanied by short-term respiratory stimulation) (seed extract); diuretic and alleviates spasms (seed). | | Leucanthemum vulgare | Antispasmodic, antitussive, diaphoretic, diuretic, emmenagogue, tonic and vulnerary (whole plant and flowers); anti-spasmodic and in large doses emetic (plant) | | Leucas aspera | Insecticidal, hypothermic, diuretic and stimulates the central nervous system (plant); antitubercular, antifungal and antibacterial (root bark). | | Levisticum officinale | Diuretic, inhibits flatulence and stimulates the secretion of gastric juices. | | Ligustrum lucidum | Antibacterial, antiseptic, antitumour, cardiotonic, diuretic and tonic (fruit); anodyne, diaphoretic, febrifuge, pectoral and vulnerary (leaves); diaphoretic (bark) | | Lilium brownii | Antitussive, diuretic, carminative, expectorant, febrifuge, pectoral, sedative and tonic (bulb) | | Lilium lancifolium | Antiestrogenic, antiinflammatory, diuretic, emmenagogue, emollient and expectorant (bulb); carminative (flowers) | | Lilium polyphyllum | Reduces fever, stimulates the secretion and/or flow of milk, sweet, bitter, refrigerant, galactagogue, expectorant, aphrodisiac, diuretic, antipyretic and tonic (bulb); astringent, antiinflammatory and emollient. | | Linaria vulgaris | Antiphlogistic, astringent, strongly laxative, cathartic, detergent, depurative, diuretic, hepatic, ophthalmic and purgative (whole plant) | | Lindera aggregata | Aromatic, decongestant, stomachic (plant); diuretic and vermicidal (fruit); febrifuge (seed); anodyne, antiphlogistic, antispasmodic, astringent, carminative, diaphoretic, stomachic and tonic (root) | | Linum catharticum | Anthelmintic, diuretic, emetic and purgative (whole herb) | | Linum usitatissimum | The seed is analgesic, demulcent, emollient, laxative, pectoral and resolvent; increases nerve strength (flower); emollient, expectorant, reduces fever, laxative, aphrodisiac, diuretic and carminative. | | Lippia nodiflora | Anodyne, antibacterial, deobstruent, diuretic, emmenagogue, febrifuge, parasiticide and refrigerant (plant) | | Liquidambar formosana | Anodyne, antiphlogistic, astringent, balsamic and haemostatic (stem); antirheumatic, diuretic and galactogogue (fruit) | | Liquidambar styraciflua | Antiseptic, carminative, diuretic, expectorant, parasiticide, poultice, salve, sedative, stimulant, vulnerary (resin obtained from the trunk of the tree) | | Liriodendron tulipifera | Used domestically as a diuretic, tonic and stimulant (root); aphrodisiac (bark). | | Lithospermum officinale | Diuretic, lithontripic and oxytocic (mature seeds); sedative (leaves); depurative (root); contraceptive (herb extract) | | Lithospermum ruderale | Analgesic, antigonadotropic, antiseptic, contraceptive, diuretic (root) | | |