* disorders of the urinary tract including infections, pain and swelling (inflammation), kidney stones, and discharge from the urethra or vagina.
* digestive tract disorders including gas, loss of appetite, stomachache, intestinal infections, constipation, and dysentery.
* Some people use chanca piedra as a liver tonic and for liver problems including hepatitis B. * pain : Ignatia has been used by Chinese doctors for centuries to help calm the nerves and relieve pain due to emotional upset.
* Other uses include treating diabetes , gallstones, colic, flu, swine flu, yellowing of the skin (jaundice ), abdominal tumors, pain around the rectum, fever, sexually transmitted diseases such as syphilis and gonorrhea, malaria, tumors, caterpillar stings, cough, fluid retention, itching, miscarriage, tremors, typhoid, anemia, asthma, bronchitis, thirst, tuberculosis, and dizziness.
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