Chanca Piedra - Phyllanthus niruri Database file in the ...
The Spanish name of the plant, chanca piedra, means "stone breaker" or "shatter stone." It was named for its effective use to generations of Amazonian indigenous peoples in eliminating gallstones and kidney stones. In Brazil, the plant is known as quebra-pedra or arranca-pedras (which also translates to "break-stone"). In addition to kidney ...
