Guest guest Posted October 20, 2000 Report Share Posted October 20, 2000 Does anyone have any information about this herb? A patient of mine has e-mailed me about it. thanks, Sara Hamer sara@... I have been given a copy of an article in > a magazine from Holland and Barrett which recommends a herb called > Quebra Pedra which it says has been used by the indigenous people of the > Amazon to treat gallstones and kidney stones. Apparently its available > in a powder that can be made into a tea to be drunk over the course of a > day, hot or cold and is effective after just a few weeks of starting > treatment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2000 Report Share Posted October 22, 2000 Sara Recently returned from some time in the Amazon (sounds good, doesn't it). Quebra-pedra is Phyllanthus amarus. I could try and translate from the Portugese, but it is probably easier to read either the few things Mills and Bone say about it in Principles and Practice of Phytotherapy, or see Bone's Clinical Applications of Ayurvedic and Chinese Herbs. Mostly of the information is about its antiviral liver activity (used against Hep - let me know if you don't have access to those sources, or if you would like me to attempt translation of some of the more traditional uses. regards Sue At 07:00 PM 10/20/00 +0100, you wrote: >Does anyone have any information about this herb? A patient of mine has >e-mailed me about it. >thanks, >Sara Hamer >sara@... > > I have been given a copy of an article in >> a magazine from Holland and Barrett which recommends a herb called >> Quebra Pedra which it says has been used by the indigenous people of the >> Amazon to treat gallstones and kidney stones. Apparently its available >> in a powder that can be made into a tea to be drunk over the course of a >> day, hot or cold and is effective after just a few weeks of starting >> treatment. > > > >List Owner > > > >Graham White, MNIMH > > Sue Course Coordinator Lecturer in Herbal Medicine School of Natural and Complementary Medicine Southern Cross University PO Box 157 Lismore NSW 2480 Australia http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/ncm/ Phone: (02) 6620-35854 or International +61-2-6620-3854 Fax: (02) 6620-3307 or International +61-2-6620-3307 email: sevans2@... 'History may not repeat itself, but it does rhyme.' Mark Twain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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