List of common medicinal plants with diuretic activity

Authors

  • Ileana Castaño Lam
  • Alexis Augusto Hernández Mansilla
  • Eva de la Nuez Ramos
  • Eilin Gil Veloso

Abstract

The medicinal plants constitute an inexhaustible source of active substances; those of diuretic action stand out due to its employment in the therapeutics of important diseases. The necessary pre-clinical studies for knowledge and effectiveness of its use require search of information which facilitates the research commitment advance in this branch of the Natural Medicine. The purpose of this investigation consisted in elaborating a list of medicinal plants with diuretic activity that can be of easy location and wide distribution in the country, which informs its common and taxonomic name, general characters and parts of the plants to be used. The investigation work was developed in the Medical Sciences University of Ciego de Avila, from January to March 2011 by means of a documentary analysis which included specialized literature: “Cuba´s medicinal, aromatic or poisonous plants” and serials of the Cuban Magazine of Medicinal plants. It was obtained a list of 36 medicinal plants with diuretic activity, which are present in places of easy access with wide distribution in the country, in alphabetical order as per its common name. Besides the taxonomic nomenclature, botanical characters, location, botanical parts which are used and in some cases the form of preparation, in addition to complementary information for its consultation for researchers and specialists.

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Author Biographies

Ileana Castaño Lam

Especialista de 2do Grado en Fisiología Normal y Patológica. Investigador Agregado. Profesora Auxiliar.

Alexis Augusto Hernández Mansilla

Ingeniero Agrónomo. Dr. en Ciencias Agrícolas. Profesor  Titular. Investigador Titular.

Eva de la Nuez Ramos

Especialista de 1er Grado de Fisiología Normal y Patológica, Profesora Auxiliar.

Eilin Gil Veloso

Estudiante de 2do Año de Medicina.

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2013-12-19

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Castaño Lam I, Hernández Mansilla AA, de la Nuez Ramos E, Gil Veloso E. List of common medicinal plants with diuretic activity. Mediciego [Internet]. 2013 Dec. 19 [cited 2026 Jan. 6];19(2). Available from: https://revmediciego.sld.cu/index.php/mediciego/article/view/223

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Vol. 19 No. 2 (2013)

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