NATURA STONE BREAKER

 

COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCT.-

Common Names: Chanca Piedra, Quiebra Piedra

Scientific Name: Phyllantus Niruri

Family: Euphorbiaceae

English Name: Stone Breaker

 

I.  DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANT.-

It is a small annual wild shrub that grows to a height of 30 - 60 cm (1-2 ft) tall, native to the Peruvian Amazon. It has a tall stem and its leaves are 7 – 12 mm long; its flowers are small, white, rooted to a leaf, where they give fruit. The root has little ramification. The leaves and roots are commonly used.

 

HABITAT: Found in the tropics, this plant adapts very well in different soils and ecological zones up to 3,000 meters above sea level (10,000 ft). In Peru, it is found along all the tropical zones, where it grows wild in shady and humid places.

 

 

  

 Stone Breaker

 

II. HISTORICAL AND TRADITIONAL USE.-

Chanca Piedra (Stone Breaker) is the Spanish name for Phyllanthus Niruri. It has been used for generations by natives of the Amazon region as an effective remedy to eliminate kidney/bladder stones and gallstones. It has an effective action against Calcium Oxalate (CaOx) as well as Uric acid, not only eliminating its deposits but also preventing such deposits.

 

Stone Breaker has an excellent diuretic action, scientifically accepted, and used in local medicine. It has also been used against ascitis or hydropesia as a renal anti-inflammatory; against urine retention; against urethral secretion and against prostate pain.

 

Stone Breaker has also shown liver-protection activity; and has been recommended in traditional and local medicine as part of the treatment of hepatitis and to stop the cellular damage caused by ethyl alcohol consumption.

 

Stone Breaker has been under scientific study worldwide, and traditional Chinese medicine now recommends it as an excellent liver protector, especially for those recovering from Hepatitis B.

 

III. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION.-

Based on the data given by NAPRALET, Stone Breaker contains lignins, terpenes, flaonoids, lipids, benzenoids, steroid alkaloids, alkenes, vitamin C, tannins and saporines.

 

 

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