The effect of thick hawthorn extracts on kidney

Abstract

Aim to study the effect of the hawthorn shoots on kidney excretory function.
 Material and methods. We used the shoots of Crataegus sanguinea Pall., Crataegus monogina Jacq. and Crataegus submollis Sarg. harvested during the flowering period in the arboretum of the Botanical Garden of Samara University in 2021. The raw material of each type, separately, was used in fractional maceration with 70% ethyl alcohol for creation liquid extracts, then, after extractant removal, the thick extracts were obtained. The thick extracts were processed with differential spectrophotometry method to calculate the total of flavonoids in terms of hyperoside. The diuretic effect of hawthorn thick extracts was evaluated during a chronic experiment on white mongrel rats at a dose of 10 mg/kg.
 Results. It was found that thick extracts of the shoots of Crataegus sanguinea Pall. and Crataegus submollis Sarg. effect on diuresis and creatinin excretion, while the thick extract of Crataegus monogina Jacq. did not affect the excretory function of the kidneys.
 Conclusion. The shoots of Crataegus sanguinea Pall. and Crataegus submollis Sarg., harvested in the flowering period, can serve as a raw material for drugs for enhancing the excretory function of the kidneys. Crataegus submollis Sarg. can serve as a medicinal plant, along with other types of hawthorn.