Abstract
DIURETIC ACTIVITY OF THE HYDRO-ALCOHOLIC EXTRACT OF FICUS RELIGIOSA LINN IN WISTAR ALBINO RATS
Jency Abraham*, Kavin Kumar, Asma Ashraf, Gomathi A. R. and P. Nirmala
ABSTRACT
The present study was under taken to Hydro alcoholic extract of Ficus Religiosa Linn used for screening of the Diuretic activity using wistar albino rats. The leaves of Ficus Religiosa Linn was selected, collected, authenticated, shade dried, granulated and extracted with mixture of distilled water and ethanol (1:1), as per the procedure. The hydro alcoholic extract was subjected to preliminary phytochemical analysis and it reveals the presence of Carbohydrates, Terpenoids, Proteins, Saponins, Steroids, Flavonoids, Tannins and Phenolic, Amino acids, Essential oils. The hydro alcoholic extract of leaves of Ficus Religiosa Linn was subjected to diuretic activity at the dose of 200 and 400mg/kg body weight. In Both doses, Ficus religiosa exhibits the diuretic activity in a dose dependent manner. The diuretic activity produced by the hydro alcoholic extract 400mg/kg body weight is compared with the standard dose of furosemide (100mg/kg).
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