Diuretic effect of chlorogenic acid from traditional medicinal plant Merremia emarginata (Burm. F.) and its by product hippuric acid

Abstract Background Medicinal and aromatic plants exhibit important pharmacological activities to human. The present study evaluates the diuretic activity of aqueous extract of Merremia emarginata (MEAE). Methods Female Wistar albino rats were used for diuretic activity in vivo studies. Urinary hipp...

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Main Authors: Rameshkumar Angappan, Arul Ananth Devanesan, Sivasudha Thilagar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-11-01
Series:Clinical Phytoscience
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40816-018-0088-5