Coleus plants are durable and easy to grow. They are best known for their bright colors, and variety of foliage forms. Technically, they are a tender perennial but they are usually considered an annual plant by growers and seed producers.
Hydrochlorothiazide (Hydrodiuril, Microzide, Oretic, Esidrix) is an inexpensive drug used to treat high blood pressure. It also reduces the swelling and water retention caused by various medical conditions, such as heart, liver, or kidney disease. This drug is more popular than comparable drugs.
The thiazides and thiazide-like diuretics reduce the risk of death, stroke, heart attack, and heart failure due to hypertension. The class was discovered and developed at Merck and Co. in the 1950s, and the first approved drug of this class, chlorothiazide, was marketed under the trade name Diuril beginning in 1958.