Research Article
Diuretic Properties and Chemical Constituent Studies on Stauntonia brachyanthera
Table 1
The accumulated urine volumes of rats by treating different doses of ESB.
| Substance (mg/kg) | Accumulated urine volume (mL) | +1 h | +2 h | +3 h | +4 h | +5 h | +6 h |
| None | 0.55 ± 0.38 | 1.01 ± 0.51 | 1.36 ± 0.59 | 1.35 ± 0.58 | 1.49 ± 0.65 | 1.56 ± 0.66 | ESB 150 | 2.98 ± 0.49 | 5.87 ± 0.48 | 7.22 ± 0.69 | 7.66 ± 0.80 | 8.17 ± 0.88 | 8.70 ± 0.90 | ESB 300 | 2.59 ± 0.04# | 6.36 ± 0.37 | 7.38 ± 0.41 | 8.18 ± 0.51 | 8.61 ± 0.54 | 8.99 ± 0.54 | ESB 600 | 2.49 ± 0.30# | 6.23 ± 0.70 | 7.76 ± 0.75 | 8.41 ± 0.75 | 8.82 ± 0.74 | 9.62 ± 0.74 | Furosemide | 2.64 ± 0.71# | 5.37 ± 0.77 | 6.66 ± 0.98 | 7.39 ± 1.00 | 7.73 ± 1.00 | 8.36 ± 1.09 |
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Data are represented as means ± SEM; number in parenthesis is the number of rats used; nd: not determined; and versus control (none).
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