Herbal medicines as diuretics: A review of the scientific evidence

摘要: There is increasing interest in the health and wellness benefits of herbs botanicals. This with good reason as they might offer a natural safeguard against development certain conditions be putative treatment for some diseases. One such area may lowering blood pressure those where it elevated (i.e., hypertension). class clinical medicines used to lower are known diuretics work by excretion urine from body well amount sodium urine. growing number studies purporting diuretic effects traditional medicines. The aim this article was review these identify which extracts promote diuresis (which we assessed on terms excreted urinary excretion) also research needs area. We identified species genuses reporting effects. Of these, most promising, at present time, Foeniculum vulgare, Fraxinus excelsior, Hibiscus sabdariffa, Petroselinum sativum Spergularia purpurea, Cucumis (Cucumis melo trigonus), Equisetum (Equisetum bogotense, fluviatile, giganteum, hiemale var. affine myriochaetum), Lepidium (Lepidium latifolium sativum), Phyllanthus (Phyllanthus amarus, corcovadensis sellowianus) Sambucus (Sambucus mexicana nigra). However, there limited recommend that further conducted confirm reported Such evidence needed provide scientific credence folklore use even helpful future medicines, treatments guidelines.