Cardiovascular diseases are one of the most prevalent diseases worldwide, and its rate of
mortality is rising annually. In accordance with the current condition, studies on medicinal …

The genus Achillea genus houses more than 100 species, a number of them are popularly
used in traditional medicine for spasmodic gastrointestinal, gynecological and hepatobiliary …

In the current scenario, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the most life-threatening
diseases that has caused high mortality worldwide. Several scientists, researchers, and …

Ethnopharmacological importance Achillea millefolium L.(Asteraceae) is a perennial herb
used in Mexican folk medicine for treatment of several pathologies, including inflammatory …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Tagetes erecta L., known as marigold, belongs to the
Asteraceae family and is mainly found in South America. Despite reports that T. erecta …

Several exotic plants (non‐native) are used in Brazilian traditional medicine and are known
worldwide for their possible diuretic actions. Among the wide variety of plants, standing out …

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the diuretic effect of 1, 3, 5, 6-
tetrahydroxyxanthone (THX), isolated from preparations of Garcinia achachairu Rusby …

Abstract Background Although Echinodorus grandiflorus (Cham. & Schltr.) Michel are used
in Brazilian folk medicine as a diuretic drug, to date, no study has evaluated the mechanisms …

Although diuretics have been widely used to treat hypertension along with others
cardiovascular and renal disorders, no scientific data have been recorded to support the …

Although present in the leaves of Mimosa bimucronata (DC.) and many other medicinal
plants commonly used to augment urinary volume excretion, the effects of gallic acid as a …