Diuretic Activity of the Aqueous Extract Leaves of Ficus glumosa Del. (Moraceae) in Rats

Table 1

Effects of the aqueous extract of F. glumosa on the urinary volume and excretion of Na⁺, Cl⁻, and K⁺.

Urinary volume and excretion of Na^+, Cl^−, and K^+
Drugs (mg/kg)	Urinary volume	Na^+ excretion	Cl^− excretion	K^+ excretion
	(mL/kg/24 h)	(mEq/kg/24 h)	(mEq/kg/24 h)	(mEq/kg/24 h)
Control	249.31 ± 4.93	18.27 ± 1.01	15.12 ± 2.11	19.54 ± 0.85
Extract
225	292.15 ± 4.69***	53.92 ± 2.12***	50.87 ± 2.16***	37.58 ± 1.51***
300	322.34 ± 4.14***	104.24 ± 1.26***	101.27 ± 1.03***	54.29 ± 0.72***
375	393.04 ± 4.03***	153.78 ± 1.92***	150.89 ± 1.42***	46.21 ± 2.38***
Furosemide (2 mg/kg)	448.17 ± 2.86***	95.45 ± 6.45***	92.54 ± 6.22***	35.99 ± 2.63***
Amiloride H. (14 mg/kg)	278.07 ± 6.41**	75.30 ± 2.36***	72.34 ± 2.44***	25.51 ± 0.88**

Values are means ± SEM, , , , significant difference compared to the control.