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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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| Primula elatior | Diuretic and expectorant (root) | | Primula veris | Anodyne, diaphoretic, diuretic and expectorant (flowers, leaves); antispasmodic and sedative (yellow corolla of the flower); mildly diuretic, antirheumatic and slows the clotting of blood (root) | | Prunella vulgaris | Antirheumatic, antiseptic, hypothermic and antidiuretic (plant); mouth antiseptic (plant infusion); hypotensive, antiviral, analgesic, antidiarrheal, antiemetic, antispasmodic, astringent, purifies the blood, carminative, laxative, diuretic, emetic and sedative. | | Prunus americana | Astringent, disinfectant, diuretic and pectoral (inner bark). | | Prunus amygdalus | The seed is demulcent, emollient, laxative, nutritive and pectoral; eliminates stones in the urinary tract, diuretic, strengthens nerves and tonic to the brain. | | Prunus cerasus | Astringent, bitter and febrifuge (bark); analgesic, anticancer, antiinflammatory, antioxidant, antipyretic, astringent, diuretic, hematonic, pectoral, sedative, tonic (berry) | | Prunus humilis | Aperient and diuretic (seed) | | Prunus japonica | Aperient, carminative, demulcent, deobstruent, diuretic, hypotensive, laxative, lenitive and ophthalmic (kernels) | | Prunus persica | Demulcent, sedative, diuretic and expectorant action (leaves, bark, flowers and kernels); vermicidal and insecticidal (leaf); diuretic, sedative and vermifuge (flowers); alterative, astringent, demulcent and sedative (gum from the stems); antiasthmatic, antitussive, emollient, haemolytic, laxative and sedative (seeds); demulcent, diuretic, expectorant and sedative (bark). | | Prunus spinosa | Slightly diuretic, laxative and supposedly prevents ailments associated with chills (flowering plant); improves metabolism and antiaging (fruit); aperient, astringent, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic, febrifuge, laxative and stomachic (flowers, bark, leaves and fruits) | | Psoralea corylifolia | Anthelmintic, antibacterial, aphrodisiac, astringent, cardiac, cytotoxic, deobstruent, diaphoretic, diuretic, infertility, kidney, odontalgic, skin, stimulant, stomachic, tonic. | | Pterocarpus santalinus | Coagulates semen (stem bark); alleviates spasms (stem); astringent, tonic, diuretic and diaphoretic | | Pulicaria dysenterica | Diuretic, tonic, astringent (plant); antidiarrheal (root); antihistaminic (leaf). | | Pulmonaria officinalis | Healing, antiinflammatory and expectorant; astringent, demulcent, diaphoretic, diuretic, emollient, mildly expectorant and resolvent (leaves and flowering shoots) | | Punica granatum | Anthelmintic (bark and fruit rind); astringent and antibacterial (bark. seed oil. leaf. flower and fruit rind); carminative (seed); diuretic. hypothermic and depresses the central nervous system (aerial part), antiviral, astringent, cardiac, demulcent, emmenagogue, refrigerant, stomachic, vermifuge. | | Pyrola rotundifolia | Antirheumatic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, astringent, cardiotonic, contraceptive, diuretic, poultice, sedative and tonic (leaves) | | Pyrrosia lingua | Antibacterial, antitussive, expectorant, antiasthmatic, diuretic, hypolipidaemic (leaves) | | Pyrrosia petiolosa | Diuretic and hemostatic (leaves) | | Pyrrosia sheareri | Diuretic and haemostatic (leaves) | | Raphanus sativus | Antiscorbutic, antispasmodic, astringent, cholagogue, digestive and diuretic (root); eliminates toxins from the body, shows anti-tumour activity (plant); diuretic and laxative (fresh leaf juice); carminative, diuretic, expectorant, laxative and stomachic (seed). | | |