• Jasmeen syan
• Yogendr Bahuguna
• Pragati Tripathi

Diuretics are defined as any substance that increases urine flow and thereby water excretion. In today’s sedentary lifestyle a number of health difficulties are faced which include heart failure, high blood pressure, liver disease and some types of kidney diseases etc. Diuretics are prescribed to treat these health problems. Herbs have been a highly esteemed source of medicines since ancient history. Plants and phytoconstituents are a rich source of active principles which acts as lead compounds for the synthesis of newer drugs. Researchers are contributing their work by finding new entities for new diseases emerging in the world. But when side effects are concerned, they cannot be reduced but they can be controlled with traditional herbal medicine. Some of the plants which have been used since ages as diuretic agents are Foeniculum vulgare, Cocculus hirsutus, Hibiscus sabdariffa, Lepidium sativum, Cichorium intybus, Phyllanthus sellowiansus. This review article is based on the various herbal plants used traditionally as diuretics and the chemical constituents of the plant promoting diuresis.

Diuretics, Herbal Medicine, Alkaloids, Flavonoids, Saponins, Extract.

"A REVIEW ON HERBAL PLANTS USED AS DIURETICS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 5, page no.h337-h348, May-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2205844.pdf

"A REVIEW ON HERBAL PLANTS USED AS DIURETICS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 5, page no. pph337-h348, May-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2205844.pdf