EVALUATION OF DIURETIC ACTIVITY OF CENTELLA ASIATICA ROOTS IN WISTAR RATS

Samreen Tabassum Hussain*, Dr. Sudha Parimala

Medicinal plants have been important in treating many diseases since ancient times. Herbal medicine still gives important ideas for making new drugs today. It is known for its medicinal properties, which include healing wounds, protecting the nervous system, reducing inflammation, fighting bacteria and viruses, acting as an antioxidant, and helping the body adapt. Synthetic diuretics such as furosemide, hydrochlorothiazide, and spironolactone can be beneficial; however, they may induce electrolyte imbalance, dehydration, metabolic alkalosis, and hypokalemia. To find out the percentage yield of the ethanolic extract, the following formula was used: The weight of the extract obtained is the same as the percentage yield. The weight of the plant powder used times 100 To find the percentage yield, multiply the weight of the plant powder used by 100 and then divide that by the weight of the extract obtained.