- Botanical name: Phyllantus niruri
- Common name: Chanca piedra, stone-breaker
- Source: Phyllanthus niruri is a small annual herb that grows in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest. In the process the entire dried plant is used. It is sustainable collected and managed by local communities.
TRADITIONAL USE
Chanca Piedra is used to treat edema and excess uric acid, as well as to treat stones of the gall bladder, kidney, and bladder. Also is used for inflammation of the bowels, pimples, diabetes, and ulcers. It stimulates the production of bile and promotes healthy liver and gall bladder function.
MODERN Applications
- Promotes optimal liver, gall, and bladder function.
- Treats stones of the gall bladder, kidney, and bladder.
- Extract of Phyllanthus niruri, phyllanthin and hypophyllanthin protected against carbon tetrachloride. Syamasundar, K. V., 1985. Antihepatotoxic principles of Phyllanthus niruri herbs, J. Ethnopharmacol 14 (I), 41-44 (1985)
- During the screening of natural products for their ability to inhibit the binding of HIV-REV protein to [33P]-labeled RRE RNA, one novel compound, niruriside (1), was isolated from the MeOH extract of the dried leaf of Phyllanthus niruri L. by bioassay-guided fractionation. The structure of niruriside was determined by spectroscopic methods. Niruriside showed specific inhibitory activity against the binding of REV protein to RRE RNA. Quian-Cutrone, J., Niruriside, a new HIV REV/RRE binding inhibitor from Phyllanthus niruri, J. Nat Prod 59(2), 196-199 (1996).
- An aqueous extract of Phyllanthus niruri (Euphorbiaceae) inhibited human immunodeficiency virus type-1 reverse transcriptase (HIV-1-RT). Ogata, T, HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitor from Phyllanthus niruri, AIDS Res Hum. Retroviruses 8 (11), 1937-1944 (1992)
- Market presentation: powder in capsules and tablets. Also in production of healthy drinks.
PRODUCTS
CPLX12 – Chanca Piedra spray-dried extract powder in 12:1
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