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Rhatany
Krameria triandra
Rhatany
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Mexico, Turkey, Nc, Peru
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Astringent, Dentifrice, Diarrhea, Dysentery
Science studied: D,L-CATECHIN, GEOFFROYINE, GUM, N-METHYL-TYROSINE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Krameriaceae
Scientific name: Krameria triandra
Common names: Rhatany
History
The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Mexico, Turkey, Nc, Peru.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Astringent
- Dentifrice
- Diarrhea
- Dysentery
- Expectorant
- Hemorrhage
- Hemostat
- Leucorrhea
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- Ophthalmia
- Prolapse
- Sore(Throat)
- Stomatitis
- Styptic
- Tonic
- Tumor
- Piles
- Tooth Preservative
- Cough
- Incontinence
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Elsewhere
- Mexico
- Turkey
- Nc
- Peru
Documented cultural uses
- Astringent
- Dentifrice
- Diarrhea
- Dysentery
- Expectorant
- Hemorrhage
- Hemostat
- Leucorrhea
- Ophthalmia
- Prolapse
- Sore(Throat)
- Stomatitis
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- Styptic
- Tonic
- Tumor
- Piles
- Tooth Preservative
- Cough
- Incontinence
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Allergic contact dermatitis from krameria triandra extract. · 1998 source ↗
- Antioxidant and photoprotective activity of a lipophilic extract containing neolignans from Krameria triandra roots. · 2002 source ↗
- PHARMACEUTICAL AND COSMETIC ANTIACNE FORMULATIONS CONTAINING PLANT EXTRACTS (KRAMERIA TRIANDRA OR MESUA FERREA) · 2000 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- D,L-CATECHIN
- GEOFFROYINE
- GUM
- N-METHYL-TYROSINE
- PHLOROGLUCIN
- PROANTHOCYANIDINS
- PROPELARGONIDIN
- PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID
- RHATANY-TANNIC-ACID
- SUGAR
- WAX
- D-CATECHIN
- GAMBIR-CATECHIN
- PHLOBAPHENE
- PROCYANIDINS
- RATANINE
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- STARCH
- TANNIN
- EPICATECHIN
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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