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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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| Oxalis corniculata | Stops growth of Staphylococcus typhi (alcohol extract of leaves); reduces fever, antiscorbutic, aids in and stimulates digestion and curbs excessive thirst caused by severe heat or diabetes.Anthelmintic, antiphlogistic, antiscorbutic, astringent, depurative, diuretic, emmenagogue, febrifuge, lithontripic, stomachic and styptic. | | Paeonia emodi | Antiinflammatory, diuretic, hypothermic and depresses the central nervous system (plant); laxative and emetic (seed). | | Paeonia lactiflora | Alterative, analgesic, anodyne, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antispasmodic, astringent, carminative, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, febrifuge, hypotensive, nervine and tonic (root) | | Paeonia officinalis | Antispasmodic, diuretic, sedative and tonic (root) | | Paeonia veitchii | Alterative, analgesic, anodyne, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antispasmodic, astringent, carminative, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, febrifuge, hypotensive, nervine and tonic (root) | | Panax pseudoginseng | Antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, aphrodisiac, cardiotonic, diuretic, expectorant, haemostatic, hypoglycaemic and stimulant (roots and flowers) | | Panax pseudoginseng var. notoginseng | Analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antiphlogistic, antiseptic, astringent, cardiotonic, discutient, diuretic, haemostatic, hypoglycaemic, styptic, tonic and vulnerary (roots); antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, cardiotonic, diuretic, haemostatic and hypoglycaemic (roots and flowers) | | Panicum maximum | | | Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Aperient, alterative, emetic, expectorant and tonic (bark and fresh young shoots); aperient, astringent and diuretic (tea made from the leaves); astringent, diaphoretic and diuretic (shoot extract) | | Passiflora foetida | Diuretic, anticancer and stimulates the cardiovascular system (aerial part); antihysteric (leaf and root); relieves headache (leaf). | | Passiflora quadragularis | Antiscorbutic and stomachic (fruit); vermifuge (leaf decoction); emetic, diuretic and vermifuge (root) | | Patrinia scabiosifolia | Antibacterial, anticoagulant, antiphlogistic, antispasmodic, depurative, diuretic, febrifuge haemostatic and resolvent (root); antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, hepatic and sedative (whole plant) | | Pavetta indica | Laxative and antidropsical (root); diuretic (root and aerial part). | | Pavonia odorata | Roots are cooling, demulcent, carminative, diaphoretic and diuretic; alleviates spasms and antiprotozoal (plant); reduces fever and astringent (root). Leaves and young shoots are used as an emollient. | | Pedalium murex | The fruit is used as a demulcent, diuretic, antiseptic and aphrodisiac. antibilious (root); alleviates spasms (fruit); kills certain larvae and diuretic (plant). | | Peganum harmala | Abortifacient and aphrodisiac (plant); anthelmintic, narcotic, alterative,
lactagogue, antispasmodic, hypnotic, anodyne, emetic, alleviates spasms, narcotic and kills certain insects (seed); antimicrobial, hypertensive, stimulates motor tracts of the central nervous system, acts as an MAO inhibitor, diuretic, stupefacient,diaphoretic. | | Persicaria odorata | Diuretic, stomachic, febrifuge, abortifacient and anti-aphrodisiac (leaves) | | Petasites hybridus | Analgesic, antispasmodic, cardiotonic, diaphoretic and diuretic (root and leaves) | | Petchia madagascariensis | Tonic, diuretic and vermifuge (leaf decoction) | | Petroselinum crispum | Diuretic, carminative, ecbolic, emmenagogue, antidandruff, antispasmodic, aperient, digestive, expectorant, galactofuge, kidney, stomachic, tonic and antipyretic (herb); antiscorbutic (leaves) | | |