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International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 1 Effect of MEAE on diuretic excretion parameters of albino Wistar rat urine

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

Treatment Groups

Total volume of Urine (ml/5Ā h)

Total Sodium (mEq/l)

Total Potassium (mEq/l)

Total Protein (Ī¼mol/dl)

Total Glucose (mg/dl)

Control

1.55Ā Ā±Ā 0.03d

120.3Ā Ā±Ā 1.2e

210.6Ā Ā±Ā 1.1e

1.162Ā Ā±Ā 0.1c

2.3Ā Ā±Ā 0.5d

Furosemide (20Ā mg/kg b.w.)

3.58Ā Ā±Ā 0.08a

225.7Ā Ā±Ā 1.9d

365.1Ā Ā±Ā 1.8a

1.249Ā Ā±Ā 0.02a

6.3Ā Ā±Ā 0.07a

MEAE (200Ā mg/kg b.w.)

1.46Ā Ā±Ā 0.02e

309.1Ā Ā±Ā 2.2c

243.1Ā Ā±Ā 1.5d

0.667Ā Ā±Ā 0.01e

3.4Ā Ā±Ā 0.12c,b

MEAE (400Ā mg/kg b.w.)

1.83Ā Ā±Ā 0.04c

325.3Ā Ā±Ā 1.8b

289.4Ā Ā±Ā 2.1c

0.817Ā Ā±Ā 0.01d

3.5Ā Ā±Ā 0.07c,a

MEAE (600Ā mg/kg b.w.)

2.61Ā Ā±Ā 0.05b

345.1Ā Ā±Ā 1.3a

349.4Ā Ā±Ā 1.7b

1.218Ā Ā±Ā 0.01b

4.1Ā Ā±Ā 0.04b

  1. Meanā€‰Ā±ā€‰SD obtained from analysis of three independent samples, in duplicate
  2. abcde; In each column, the superscript letters significantly differences in the mean at (Pā€‰<ā€‰0.05) level