List of common medicinal plants with diuretic activity
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.Downloads
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