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Effects of Equisetumarvense Plant Extracts on the Kidney Stones and its Diuretic Action

@inproceedings{Turker2016EffectsOE,
  title={Effects of Equisetumarvense Plant Extracts on the Kidney Stones and its Diuretic Action},
  author={Huseyin Turker},
  year={2016}
}

• H. Turker
• Published 2016
• Medicine

In this study, the effect of Equisetum arvense L. extracts on kidney stones and diuretic action was investigated. The plant drogs were prepared from aerial parts of the plant by infusion and decoctium methods. In the first part of the study, different concentrations of extracts (0.1 and 10.0 mg/mL) were orally administrated to Guinea pigs (rats) and their urine outputs were examined for 10 days. As a result, it was found that E. arvensehad a diuretic action since the urine collected from the treated Guinea pigswas less dense than that of the urine collected from the specimen given only tap water (Control group). In the second part, it was found that secretory organ was more affected by the drog. Electric currents were applied to the ureter and the bladder in isolated organ baths with various drog concentrations and it was found that the drog was more affective on the bladder muscles. It wasdetermined that Herbaequiseti (the aerial parts of the plant) was affective on kidney stones. This result was obtained after keeping the kidney stones in drogs with various concentrations and pH values for about 45 days. The amount of the calcium ions that impregnated to the drogs were also measured in 22 days at 37°C; as ppm. It was obvious that the kidney stones were dissolved during the treatment. This results show that E. arvense extracts exhibit safe and strong diuretic activity as claimed in traditional medicine. It is thought that this action may be mediated via silicon activity and lead to an increase in glomerular filtration rate.