A diuretic is a way to flush out fluids from your body. An herbal diuretic is done simply with herbs rather than prescription medication. An herbal diuretic is a great way to remove fluids that cause backaches, kidney stones, bladder aches, gonorrhea, PMS, water retention, and sciatica. When you remove these excess fluids in your body it can also help you feel cleaner and more energetic because at the same time it is removing bad toxins that have entered your body. There are many herbal diuretics that you can take. Some of the popular herbal diuretics include dandelion, green tea, linden, stinging nettle, and yarrow. Dandelion helps to cleanse the bloodstream and the liver and can help improve the function of the kidneys, spleen, stomach and pancreas. Green tea promotes the excretion of urine and helps to improve heart health. Linden can be used in connection with the common cold, infections, fever, and headaches but also as a diuretic to increase urine production. Stinging nettle has a lot of detoxifying properties that can extend past the urinary system but as a diuretic it can be very effective. Yarrow as a diuretic aids the elimination of fluid and toxins from the system via the urine. In general herbal diuretic works by making your kidneys excrete more sodium in the urine. The body then tries to balance this out by adding more water to the urine from the blood stream during the process of urine formation. When the body expels the excess water there is now a decreased amount of fluid flowing through the blood vessels and the pressure on the walls of the arteries are reduced. Herbal diuretics are commonly used for hypertension, high blood pressure, edema, congestive heart failure, certain kidney disorders, liver disease, diabetes and even glaucoma just to name a few.