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DIURETIC ACTIVITY OF AQUEOUS AND ALCOHOLIC EXTRACTS OF Wrightia tinctoria
ABSTRACT
Water
and alcoholic extract of leaves of wrightia tinctoria (Apocyanacea) were subjected to various phytochemical
analysis to identify carbohydrates, phytosterols, tannins and lignin. Both the
extracts were investigated for diuretic activity. Total urine volume and the
concentration of sodium, potassium and chloride ions in the urine those
Parameters are taken into account during the experimental work on each rat. The
extracts showed a potent diuretic effect with increase in electrolyte
concentration in urine, when compared with standard drug (frusemide) in albino
rats.
Key Words: Diuretic activity, Wrightia tinctoria.
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