RECOMMENDED USE: The Stone breaker (Chanca piedra) has been traditionally used to help the good operation of the liver that is in charge to eliminate toxins of our organism, also has a diuretic action; Stone breaker is used as an aid for the elimination of kidney stones and gallstones, that's the reason of its name. INGREDIENTS: Stone breaker (Phyllanthus niruri). CONTENT: 90 capsules / 250 mg. each one. DOSE: Take 1 capsule, one or two times daily, before meals. WARNINGS: Do not take if you are pregnant or breast-feeding, not recommended for children without specific directions.
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE? ... The liver is the portal or entrance point to many organs in our bodies, and in this chemical-heavy era its detoxifying systems are constantly being challenged. (For example, the animals whose meat we consume, such as chicken or cows, are implanted with growth hormones or estrogens). These additives contribute to an increased load on our livers, and as a long term result can cause hormonal imbalances in anyone who consumes meat on a regular basis. Thousands of chemical products are added to foods, and more than 700 contaminants and additives have been identified in drinkable water. Plants are sprayed with toxic products, animals are injected with hormones and antibiotics and part of our food is genetically modified, processed, refined, frozen and cooked. All this add to the destruction or degradation of vitamins and minerals that we need to sustain the detoxifying abilities of our liver. The liver tries to process and filter all the present toxins in our environment, as well as the fats contained in processed and fried foods. Its manifold functions also include storage and filtration of blood, secretion of bile, conversion of sugars into glycogen, the synthesis and breakdown of fats and the temporary storage of fatty acids, and the synthesis of serum proteins that regulate blood volume and perform essential clotting actions. The liver is the largest organ in the body, and every minute of every day it processes an enormous quantity of blood. If we examine the liver under a microscope, we will see arrays of hepatic cells separated by spaces that act as a filter or as a “strainer\" through which the blood passes. The liver is designed to filter and eliminate such toxic materials as dead cells, micro-organisms, chemical products, and drugs and worn out blood cells. The liver can eliminate a wide range of microorganisms like bacteria, mushrooms, virus and parasites from the blood stream, which is very desirable, since we don’t need these dangerous toxins to accumulate in our blood and invade organs and tissues deep in our bodies. Because these toxins can cause chronic infections and weaken our health, it is important to ensure that the liver is not overloaded with these micro-organisms. For example, parasitic infections can come from “drinkable” water. The best insurance is to boil the water for 5 minutes or to drink only bottled water that has been filtered and sterilized. The liver, as with all filters, needs to be cleaned regularly. In a study of Stone breaker (Phyllanthus Niruri) thirty seven patients suffering from the Hepatitis B virus were treated with a preparation containing Stone breaker for a period of 30 days. Two to three weeks after the treatment, 22 of the 30 patients did not test positive for the Hepatitis B antigen. The effectiveness of Phyllanthus niruri has been studied extensively; it is a plant utilized in Ayurvedica medicine (the traditional medicine of India) to combat diverse stomach dysfunctions and illnesses of the genital-urinary diseases, as well as liver and kidney ailments. In clinical studies it has demonstrated effectiveness against infectious hepatitis and its extracts have been shown to be effective treatments for hypoglycemia and as a fungicide, an antiviral and antitumoral. The diuretic, hypotensive and hypoglycemic effects of Stone breaker were studied on human patients. Nine patients suffering from mild hypertension (4 also suffered from diabetes mellitus) took a preparation of the whole plant orally for a 10 day period. The parameters of blood were studied before and after treatment, including the volume of urine, physiologic profile and dietary pattern. Significant increases were observed in daily volume of urine and in the levels of sodium in the blood serum. A significant reduction in the systolic blood pressure in the non-diabetic hypertensive patients was demonstrated, and in the female patients. The blood glucose was also significantly reduced in the treated group. The clinical observations didn't reveal any side effects. The benefits as a hepatoprotector were demonstrated in another study comparing three species of Stone breaker in hepatic illness induced in rats. Alcoholic extracts of Phyllanthus niruri, Phyllanthus urinaria and Phyllanthus simplex were administered orally to rats with hepatic damage induced by carbon tetrachloride. The hepatoprotective indexes showed significant concentrations of transamine serum. The extracts of Phyllanthus niruri demonstrated protection for the liver. For this reason Stone breaker is effective in combating renal lithiasis, renal calculi, and bilar and hepatic calculi. Without the necessity for surgical intervention, the symptomology disappears. Bibliography about Chancapiedra: Nirurina: un glicósido de Phyllantus Niruri (Jounal of Natural Products 1984, 47:6, 958-963). Efeco de Phyllantus Niruri sobre portadores crónicos del virus de la Hepatitis B (Lancet. 1988,2:8614, 764-766; 14 ref) Principios antihepatotóxicos de hierbas de Phyllantus Niruri (Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 1985, 14:1, 41-44; 13 ref.) Phyllantusiina D, un tanino hidrolizable de Phyllantus Niruri (Phytochemistry. 1992, 31:2, 711-713; 17 ref.) Aislación de trans-phytol de Phyllantus Niruri (Planta-Médica. 1991, 57: 1,98; 8 ref.) Plantas Medicinales y Enfermedad Hepática. Iindian-Journal of Gastroenterology. 1996, 15: 2, 63-67; 30 ref.) Efecto Diurético, Hipotensivo e Hipoglicemiante de Phyllanthus Niruri (Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. 1995, 33: 11, 861-864; 16 ref.) Actividad hepatoprotectora comparada de 3 especies Phyllantus en enfermedad hepática inducida en ratas. (Phytotherapy Research. 1995, 9: 8, 594-596; 12 ref.) 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