What is Chanca Piedra?
Botanical Name: Phyllanthus spp
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 spp.
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*
Traditionally, Chanca Piedra has been used for:
- Promoting the healthy function of the liver, gall bladder, kidney, and bladder*
- Supporting a healthy uric acid level*
- Supporting healthy digestion of fats
Scientific research suggests that Chanca Piedra does the following:
- Promotes healthy liver *
- Supports healthy fat digestion*
- Promotes a healthy cholesterol level*
- Supports healthy kidney and bladder function and healthy urination*
- Provides occasional and minor pain relief*
- Supports healthy bilirubin and enzyme levels in the liver*
- Supports healthy aldose reductase levels in diabetics*
- Cleanses the liver and the kidneys*
- Supports healthy distribution of calcium in the body*
