title: Diuretic activity of Lophophytum leandri.
abstract: A bioassay-oriented study was carried-out in order to validate the traditional uses of Lophophytum leandri, a parasitic plant used as a diuretic in traditional medical practices of Argentina. Four known flavonoids have been isolated from the active fraction. Quercetin-3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside was identified as the active principle of the fraction. However, the diuretic activity of the extract and of the most active fraction had greater activity than that of the pure isolated compounds.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Biomediche, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Ponte don Melillo, 84084 Fisciano (Salerno), Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bracci
authors.forename: Anibal G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Amat
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Maione
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cicala
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mascolo
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: De Feo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D031111:Balanophoraceae / Q000737:chemistry; D004232:Diuretics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D004232:Diuretics; D010936:Plant Extracts