Category Archives: Liver & Urinary Health

Chanca Piedra or Break-Stone (Phyllanthus niruri)

Promotes optimal liver, kidney and gall bladder function Gall stones and kidney stones are a major health problem in the United States . In fact, 20,000,000 in the U.S. suffer from gall stones and 600,000 are treated by medical doctors each year for this condition. With the recent introduction of a very well known Amazon… Continue Reading

Lucraco – Waltheria ovata Herb from Peru

LUCRACO (Waltheria ovata) is a plant used both as a food and in traditional medicine by the rural population who live in the coastal desert of Peru. Lucraco roots traditionally are boiled in water with sugar. It is then thoroughly chilled and served with meals as a healthy beverage. Lucraco has been used from time… Continue Reading

D-Mannose: Natural Support for the Urinary Tract

By Lane Lenard, PhD, and Jonathan V. Wright, MD Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common and distressing disease that affects up to 50 percent of all women and girls (and a much smaller number of men and boys) over the course of a lifetime. Each year, UTIs are responsible for 10 million doctor visits.1-4… Continue Reading