Chanca piedra, a tropical shrub producing greenish white flowers, is native to the tropical rainforests of Amazon. It is known as a miracle herb because of its valuable use in the effective treatment of gallbladder stones and kidney stones, hence then name Chanca piedra a Spanish term meaning “stone breaker” or “shatter stone”.

The natives of the Amazon Rainforest have utilized this herb in every possible way for treating gallbladder and kidney stones. Chanca piedra gives a huge relief to this medical problem as this natural herb dissolves the gallbladder or kidney stone by the inhibition of DNA polymerase.

Chanca piedra is also used for the local remedy of ailments like constipation and stomachache. It acts like a laxative inducing enhanced bowel activity in your body along with it providing an extra-protection from parasitic worms through its vermifuge effect.

This is just the glimpse of this magical herb; extensive clinical researches are going on to discover its more amazing uses. Most of the researches have verified that Chance piedra demonstrates strong analgesic properties along with the anti-viral, anti-bacterial and hypotensive features that are opening the avenues of herbal medicinal revolution all around the world.

Along with all these tremendous features of Chanca piedra, Shamanistic people tend to believe it is a planta maestra, a teacher plant.