Table 6.
Urinary electrolyte excretion of hot tea infusion of Moringa stenopetala leaves in rats
| Treatment | Electrolyte excretion (mmol/L)
|
Natriuretic
|
Saliuretic
|
CAI
|
Saliuretic index
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Na+ | K+ | Cl− | Na+/K+ | Na+ + Cl− | Cl−/Na+ + K+ | Na+ | K+ | Cl− | |
| Furosemide (10 mg/kg) | 200.64 ± 5.34*** | 101.01 ± 3.40*** | 245.55 ± 6.01*** | 1.38 | 451.00 | 0.81 | 2.47 | 1.93 | 2.00 |
| MLI (1 teaspoon) | 138.8 ± 2.28*** | 61.6 ± 3.42 | 157.6 ± 2.48 | 2.28** | 0.88 | 0.79 | 1.71 | 1.18 | 1.29 |
| MLI (2 teaspoons) | 132.4 ± 7.24*** | 55.4 ± 2.22 | 152.2 ± 8.16 | 2.21*** | 0.85 | 0.80 | 1.77 | 1.40 | 1.40 |
| MLI (4 teaspoons) | 141.00 ± 6.89*** | 94.40 ± 10.22** | 195.2 ± 14.52*** | 1.62 | 0.74 | 0.84 | 1.78 | 1.79 | 1.62 |
| MLI (6 teaspoons) | 157.4 ± 7.17*** | 79.6 ± 9.65* | 184.20 ± 16.85** | 1.94 | 0.83 | 0.77 | 1.86 | 1.55 | 1.50 |
Notes: Values represent mean ± standard error of mean (n = 6).
*
P < 0.05;
**
P < 0.01;
***
P < 0.001.
Abbreviations: CAI, carbonic anhydrase inhibition; MLI, M. stenopetala leaf infusion.