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

Table 4

Effects of the aqueous extract of F. glumosa on the serum parameters.

Drugs (mg/kg)	Glucose (mg/dl)	Creatinine (mg/dl)	Urea (mg/dl)	Albumin (g/l)	Aldosterone (pg/mL)	Na^+ (méq·L^−1)	K^+ (méq·L^−1)	POSM (mosmol/kg)
Control	94.39 ± 10.45	0.62 ± 0.41	23.27 ± 4.25	42.8 ± 5.01	293.4 ± 36.23	1.73 ± 0.55	1.85 ± 0.85	262 ± 21
Extract
225	97.39 ± 10.45*	0.69 ± 0.73*	24.49 ± 2.18	43.4 ± 4.11	295.3 ± 28.55	7.79 ± 1.79***	3.99 ± 2.82***	269 ± 22**
300	96.27 ± 11.22*	0.72 ± 0.46**	24.55 ± 4.77*	44.6 ± 5.03**	297.4 ± 29.34**	9.68 ± 1.53***	4.89 ± 3.65***	270 ± 31***
375	98.28 ± 7.10*	0.89 ± 0.20***	25.89 ± 5.26***	44.8 ± 6.06***	304.25 ± 94.81***	10.54 ± 1.92***	5.62 ± 3.78***	275 ± 42***
Furosemide (2 mg/kg)	98.13 ± 6.23*	0.78 ± 0.22***	24.89 ± 4.29*	44.4 ± 5.13**	303.11 ± 76.77***	11.14 ± 1.12***	6.34 ± 2.11***	276 ± 32***
Amiloride H. (14 mg/kg)	97.14 ± 7.21*	0.76 ± 0.16***	26.77 ± 3.95***	43.7 ± 4.36***	294.45 ± 69.54***	7.54 ± 1.33***	8.66 ± 3.69***	275 ± 44***

Values are means ± SEM, , , , and , significant difference compared to the control. POSM: plasma osmolality.