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Chanca Piedra 1000 mg

by Alerna Kidney Health · tablet or pill · 100 vegetarian tablets

  • Off the market since August 2023 (NIH)
  • UPC X001UG9M5N
  • DSLD label 275934
  • Serving 1 tablet

Chanca Piedra 1000 mg by Alerna Kidney Health lists one ingredient: 1,000 mg of chanca piedra extract per serving of 1 tablet. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 24, 2022.

What is in Chanca Piedra 1000 mg?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

Chanca Piedra 1000 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 275934, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Chanca piedra extract1,000 mgChanca Piedra in Chanca Piedra 1000 mg against 111 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 250 mg.1,000 mg

Higher than 89% of 111 products listing chanca piedra (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,000 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 275934 (entered October 24, 2022), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

The NIH database records 2 to 3 servings a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Suggested use As a dietary supplement, take 1 tablet 2 or 3 times daily, preferably with food and water, or as recommended by your qualified healthcare professional.
Warnings
Warning: If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, on medication or have a known medical condition, consult a qualified healthcare professional before taking Chanca Piedra.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if seal under cap is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains no: Soy, dairy, fish, gluten, peanuts, shellfish, tree nuts, wheat or yeast, no artifiical flavor or colors.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 275934.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Stearic Acid, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, L-Leucine, Silicon Dioxide, Hydroxypropyl Cellulose, Hypromellose, Polyethylene Glycol, Talc, Carnauba wax.

How many labels does Chanca Piedra 1000 mg have?

One label is on file, entered on October 24, 2022.

  1. Label 275934 (current) Entered October 24, 2022 · off the market August 11, 2023 · 100 vegetarian tablets · UPC X001UG9M5N

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Alerna, LLC (distributor), Irvine, CA. All Alerna Kidney Health products.

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