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The Common Cedracca (Ceterach officinarumWilld.), commonly known as Stonebreaker, is a fern from the family of Aspleniaceae typical ofCentral Europe.
With its diuretic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-lysis properties, it is an herb mainly used to hinder and eliminate the formation of kidney stones.
Let’s find out more about it.
Stonebreaker (Asplenium ceterach o Ceterach officinarum), also called Cedracca, Cetracca or Ceterach, is a small fern belonging to the Aspleniacea family that grows wild in cool areas of central Europe (it is also widespread in Italy), developing a small rhizome from which grow fronds Lancelolored and pinnate-partite arranged in a rosette.
Since the stonebreaker is a fern, it does not produce flowers or fruits but reproduces through spores that mature in specific formations called sori, which are found on the undersides of the fronds.
This herb is also called rust grass, since the undersides of the fronds and petioles are covered with brown scales, or rock-breaking grass from the fact that this fern often grows on dry stone walls and in rock crevices, slowly breaking them up.
In phytotherapy the Stonebreaker is often used in the form of Mother Tincture to best extract its active ingredients, using its aerial parts that contain a phycomplex consisting of:
Stonebreaker herb is used in phytotherapy mainly as a diuretic remedy to prevent and eliminate kidney stones., particularly against calcium oxalate stones.
It is also known for its properties:
Working in synergy with each other, Spaccapietra’s combination of active ingredients is responsible for the properties and actions that this remedy boasts. The main physiological benefits of Spaccapietra are to. reduce inflammation, fight constipation, reduce fever, increase diuresis, fight water retention, reduce blood pressure, improve digestion , and cleanse the liver.
At the ministerial level, the Alcohol-Free Mother Tincture of Spaccapietra, o Glyceric Macerate of Stonebreaker, is a natural remedy for which these properties can be claimed:
All of these claims are regulated and approved by the Italian Ministry of Health for their physiological effects, aimed at “optimizing the body’s functions within homeostasis.”
As mentioned earlier, the Stone Splitter o Cedracca is widely used in folk medicine by falling in fact into the composition of numerous Food Supplements as a diuretic remedy against kidney stones, mainly those of calcium oxalate.
Despite this, its mechanism of action is still partially unknown. A study conducted in vitro by Italian researchers was able to partially understand certain mechanisms of action, highlighting how the aqueous extract can exert important antioxidant effects and how it is able to interfere with the growth and aggregation of crystals of calcium oxalate monohydrate.
In addition, the aqueous extract was found to be effective in changing the shape and size of calcium oxalate crystals, assotigliating them and reducing their size leading them to adhere less to renal cells and be eliminated more easily.
Mother tincture (TM) is a liquid preparation, obtained by extracting the fresh drug by percolation or maceration with an appropriate solvent.
The solvent most used in mother tinctures is a hydroalcoholic solution (water + alcohol) with a variable alcohol content (most often between 60 ° and 80 °) depending on the solubility of the active ingredients to be extracted.
La Mother Tincture of Stonebreaker is an herbal preparation extracted from the leaves and fruits of the plant, which are macerated in a 1:10 ratio in a solution of water and Alcohol. It is an herbal remedy believed to be useful for its sedative and antidepressant properties due to its beneficial effects on the nervous system.
In recent years, Mother Tinctures extracted with the Vegetable Glycerin instead of Alcohol, which makes them better in several respects. In addition, since Glycerin is a less potent type of solvent and therefore less extractive than Alcohol, innovative extraction techniques are used, such as the‘Ultrasonic Extraction.
Ultrasonic extraction is an innovative, clean, quick and easy extraction technique that allows to extract the active ingredients from plants and medicinal plants in particular and to make quality phytoextracts, taking advantage of the exclusively mechanical action exerted by the cavitation effect produced by sound waves.
Mother Tincture of Stonebreaker is obtained by hydroglyceric maceration of the leaves of Ceterach Officinalis, again at a ratio of 1:10, and is an innovative type of Mother Tincture, which, having been obtained by the ultrasonic process, makes it better from several points of view.
We at Vonderweid, thanks to our 20 years of experience in the field of dietary supplements and after a long process of research and development in our laboratories for the production of
Non-alcoholic Mother Tinctures, we have managed to obtain a product with the desired characteristics.
Our non-alcoholic mother tinctures are classified as Dietary Supplements and are regularly notified to the Ministry of Health.
For the intake of the Stonebreaker drops , we recommend the use of 40 drops dissolved in a glass of water, 1-3 times a day. Taking 40 drops of Vonderweid Dandelion Mother Tincture 3 times a day (120 drops in total) is equivalent to taking 885 mg of Stonebreaker.
Always remember Not to exceed the recommended daily dose. Keep out of the reach of children under 3 years of age. Food supplements are not intended as a substitute for a varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle, and we always recommend the advice of your doctor or nutritionist before taking.
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