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Oral diuretic activity of hot water infusion of Sri Lankan black tea (Camellia sinensis L.) in rats

BACKGROUND: Black tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze (family: Theaceae)] has been used by Sri Lankan traditional practitioners to promote diuresis. However, the type and grade of tea is not specified. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study investigates the diuretic activity of black tea infusion (BTI)...

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Autores principales: Abeywickrama, K. R. W., Ratnasooriya, W. D., Amarakoon, A. M. T.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2992138/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21120027
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0973-1296.71788