UJI AKTIVITAS DIURESIS INFUSA SELEDRI (Apium graveolens)TERHADAP MENCIT PUTIH JANTAN (Mus musculus)

Celery (Apium graveolens L.) contains chemicals that can be used as traditional medicine for various treatments. The research was aimed to find out diuretic activity of celery infusion. Male albino rats were divided into four groups. The negative control group received distilled water, positive control group received furosemide suspension, normal control group didn’t receive special treatment, and rats V-VII received different doses of celery infusion (50%, 100%, and 150%). Testing of the diuretic effect is done by looking at the urine volume after 24 hours of treatment. Based on the volume of urine produced, the result show that celery infusions have diuretic activity.