Chancapiedra: what it is used for, how to use and how to prepare the tea

Chancapiedra is a medicinal plant, also known as chanca piedra, quiebra piedra or flor escondida, whose studies suggest that it provides a number of health benefits such as fighting kidney stones and protecting the liver, because it has diuretic and hepatoprotective properties, it is also an antioxidant, cholagogue, antiviral, antibacterial, antispasmodic and hypoglycemic.

This plant is found in various parts of the world, including South America and the Caribbean, its scientific name is Phyllanthus niruri and can be purchased in health food stores, pharmacies, herbalists and online stores.

Chancapiedra: what it is used for, how to use and how to prepare the tea

What is chancapiedra good for

Chancapiedra is a natural plant that contains some substances such as lignins, vitamin C, terpenes, triterpenes, tannins and flavonoids, which are considered as powerful natural antioxidants. Therefore, this plant could be used to:

  • Treat and prevent kidney stones, because some studies suggest that its consumption could intervene in the formation of stones, inhibiting their growth and facilitating their elimination through urine;
  • Prevent gallstones;
  • Help decrease fluid retention;
  • Relieve symptoms of heartburn;
  • Improve constipation;
  • Combat viruses, such as hepatitis B, because it inhibits the reproduction of virus DNA;
  • Fight muscle spasms and act as a muscle relaxant;
  • Help lower blood sugar by controlling diabetes, hyperinsulinism and insulin resistance;
  • Protect the liver from poisoning;
  • Help control blood pressure by facilitating the elimination of sodium;

    • Likewise, it could prevent cell damage due to its antioxidant action, being able to prevent certain types of cancer such as lung or breast cancer, for example. 

    How to use it

    Chancapiedra has a bitter taste at the beginning, but then it softens. The parts of the chancapiedra used are the flower, root and seeds, which can be easily found in nature and industrially in dried form or as a tincture.

    In case of dry extract should be consumed 350 mg, 3 times a day; if it is powder 0.5 to 2 g per day and; if it is tincture should be ingested 15 drops diluted in a little water, 3 times a day. 

    Chancapiedra tea

    Ingredients

  • 20 g of chancapiedra;
  • 1 L of water.

    • Mode of preparation

    Boil water and add the medicinal plant, let stand for 5 to 10 minutes, strain and drink warm, preferably without adding sugar. Drink 1 to 2 cups a day. Learn about other home remedies to treat kidney problems.

    Contraindications

    Chancapiedra should not be used by pregnant women, lactating women and children under 6 years. 

    This tea should not be taken for more than 2 weeks in a row, as it favors the elimination of important minerals for the organism through the urine.

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