DIURETIC STUDIES ON LEMON GRASS TEA FROM CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS (DC) STA PF IN RAT

Authors

  • Maryam Mirza PCS!R Laboratories Complex, Karachi- 75280, Pakistan
  • Abid Askari PCS!R Laboratories Complex, Karachi- 75280, Pakistan
  • Zahra Yaqueen PCS!R Laboratories Complex, Karachi- 75280, Pakistan
  • Zamir Ahmad PCS!R Laboratories Complex, Karachi- 75280, Pakistan
  • R B Qadri PCS!R Laboratories Complex, Karachi- 75280, Pakistan

Keywords:

: Cy mbop ogon citratus (DC) Stapf., Green tea, Toxici ty, Di u retic effect.

Abstract

The safet y of lemon grass tea prepared from Cymbop ogon cilratus (DC) Stapf. (lemon grass) was eval u a ted i n rats. The extract was ad mi ni stered for 6 weeks intragas tri cally and produ ced n o adverse effects a fter its use. No morph om etri cal or hi stol ogical changes were noticed i n th e vi t al organs of th e test and control ani m al s. Besides no bi ochemi cal ch an ges were noticed i n t he blood and u ri ne of test rats un der our ex peri men tal conditi on s. Th e resu l t s were com parab l e wi th standa rdgreen tea. It was diureti c i n action.

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Published

2001-04-23

How to Cite

Mirza, M., Askari, A., Yaqueen, Z., Ahmad, Z., & Qadri, R. B. (2001). DIURETIC STUDIES ON LEMON GRASS TEA FROM CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS (DC) STA PF IN RAT. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 44(2), 96–100. Retrieved from http://v2.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/1888

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