ACTIVE PRINCIPLES
MOUSE-EAR The plant contains flavonoids responsible for a diuretic effect, increasing urine volume and rate of excretion of nitrogenous substances.
CORN The stigmas of corn contains various substances in particular mineral salts of potassium and flavonoids responsible for the diuretic action.
ASPARAGUS The drug is derived from the collated root and the fat of asparagus, in which are found mainly saponins (sarsapogenina) and eight other steroidal glycosides (asparagosidi) that exert a stimulating effect on renal tissues and bladder.
BANABA This banaba, especially in the form of hydroalcoholic extract and thanks to the presence of tannic substances, is able to improve kidney function.
JAVA TEA Thanks to its property of increasing the excretion of fluids, is traditionally used to facilitate weight loss. The administration of Orthosiphon produces an increase in diuresis and sodium excretion. The plant contains flavonoids having antioxidant activity and other substances capable of reducing blood pressure.
UVA URSINA The bearberry is a sort of European cranberry. The ursi grape leaves contain flavonoids, tannins and phenolic acids and represent an established remedy for cystitis. In particular, the tannins favor diuretic function.
SCALE FERN It contains bitter substances, phenolic acids (gallic acid) and mucilage, tannins and flavonoids glycosylated. These are certainly involved in the stimulation of urine output along with mineral salts, of which this plant is naturally rich.
RHUBARB This rhubarb root, contains two classes of substances that have strong action against the visceral mucosa and the smooth muscle: tannins and anthraquinone substances. The tannins exert a mild constipating action assumed where the doses are low, while releasing antraglicosidi anthraquinones such as crisofanic acid, emodin, aloe emodin and the other, it definitely exerts a laxative action. This action is therefore modulated by the presence of tannin.
CRANBERRY For diuretic properties and remineralizing, it is also used for the antiseptic properties of the urinary tract due to both bactericidal or bacteriostatic action of organic acids (particularly the quinic acid and benzoic acid), either for the anti tackifying action a natural polymeric substance that is present in drugs, which prevents bacteria to colonize on the urinary tract surface.
BURDOCK The plant has a traditional use as cleansing the liver and indirectly as a dermo - purifying. Definitely it has antibacterial and bacteriostatic effects due to the action of polyacetylenes and by stimulating diuresis facilitating the elimination of toxic catabolites.
ELDERBERRY This plant has been known for its popular use for diaphoretic and diuretic properties due to the presence of flavonoids.
