BACKGROUND
A major concern in modern society involves the lasting detrimental behavioral effects of exposure to alcoholic beverages. Consequently, hundreds of folk remedies for hangover have been suggested, most of them without a scientific basis, for lack of proper test systems. Over centuries,
Linaria ramosissima (Wall.) Janch., Scrophulariaceae, a folklore plant, has been claimed for its diuretic activities by traditional practitioners. The present study was undertaken to investigate the diuretic activity of L. ramosissima leaves in albino rats. Suspension of leaf powder in 2% gum acacia
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