Diuretic Activity of Sufoof-e-Suzak Qawi an Unani Polyherbomineral Formulation

The Suffof-e-Suzak Qawi is an unani polyherbomineral formulation and is being used in the alternative system of medicine for its anti-gonorrheal and diuretic activity. It is an official monograph in national for-mulary of unani medicine (NFUM) and reported as anti-gonorrheal and diuretic. The aqueous suspension of the formulation was studied for its possible diuretic activity and its effect on urinary sodium and potas-sium excretion. The results were compared with animal groups treated with vehicle and standard drug furosemide. When tested in healthy adult rats the formulation at a dose of 500, 750 and 1000 mg/kg has shown increase in the urinary output and urinary sodium excretion but not any increase in the urinary po-tassium excretion at all dose levels. The present study showed that, the aqueous suspension of Suffof-e-Suzak Qawi has diuretic activity comparable with the standard drug furosemide in producing urinary out-put and urinary sodium excretion and has no effect on urinary potassium excretion.