What are the benefits of diuresis

I believe that everyone has heard of foods that can act as a diuretic in life, and everyone often eats diuretic foods in life. At the same time, diuretic foods are also very common in our daily life. For example, foods such as yam, apple, and watermelon can act as diuretics. Although we often hear the term diuretic, we still don’t understand clearly the benefits of diuretics to the body. The following will explain in detail the benefits of diuretics to the body.

Diuretic effect

1. Diuretic and detumescent

Edema is a common symptom of heart, liver, and kidney diseases. Although the causes are different, they are all caused by an increase in intercellular fluid. Sodium retention is the main factor in the increase in intercellular fluid. Diuretics can reduce or eliminate edema, which can not only alleviate the symptoms of the original disease, but also promote the improvement of the original disease.

2. Diuretic and blood pressure lowering

Due to the effect of sodium excretion and diuresis, blood volume decreases, cardiac output decreases, blood volume and pressure in the arteries decrease, and blood pressure decreases.

3. Diuretic and cardiotonic

It is generally believed that all patients with heart failure must use diuretics, because the effect of diuretics in heart failure is comparable to that of cardiotonic drugs. Diuretics can increase the excretion of water and sodium, reduce blood volume, reduce the burden on the heart, and indirectly play a cardiotonic role. They are commonly used drugs for the treatment of chronic congestive heart failure.

4. Diuretic and detoxifying

In case of acute poisoning by certain drugs such as sleeping pills, alkaloids or heavy metal salts (mercury, arsenic), snake bites, etc., the use of diuretics can accelerate the excretion of poisons and prevent the occurrence of acute renal failure.

5. Others: Used to treat diabetes insipidus and can reduce the urine volume of patients with diabetes insipidus.

Diuretic foods such as: winter melon, cucumber, loofah, bitter melon, mung bean, red bean, coix seed, tomato, leek, white radish, pomegranate, grape, orange, perilla, watermelon, houttuynia cordata, shallot, onion, lemon, ramie, plantain, seeds, white grass root, green tea, cellulose, seaweed, kelp, wheat bran, rice bran, chitin, etc.