What is Chanca Piedra?
Botanical Name: Phyllanthus niruri
Chanca Piedra is an Amazon rainforest plant that helps to maintain optimal liver, gall bladder, and kidney health. It is the popular name given to several small fern-like plants in the Phyllanthus genus (botanical family Euphorbiacceae), including Phyllanthus niruri.
Traditionally, Chanca Piedra is used to treat
- Toxic liver*
- Hepatitis*
- Excess uric acid*
- Gall bladder stones*
- Kidney stones*
Traditionally, Chanca Piedra has been used for:
- Supporting the liver and gall bladder*
- Reducing excess uric acid*
- Supporting the healthy function of the bladder and kidneys*
- Support digestion of fats
Through Scientific Research, Chanca Piedra has been shown
- To be helpful in the digestion of fats*
- To lower LDL cholesterol*
- To have powerful, long-lasting, pain-blocking activity*
- To extend the effectiveness of kidney stone Lithotripsy treatment*
- To interfere with kidney, bladder, and gall bladder stone formation*
- To support healthy distribution of calcium in the body*
- To help improve fatty liver conditions*
- To help normalize elevated liver enzyme levels in the blood*
- To relieve jaundice*
- To reduce elevated hepatitis viral loads in the blood*
- To reduce elevated aldose reductase level common in diabetics*
- To cleanse the liver and the kidneys*
- To Support the bladder and healthy urination*
