Ratania in Herbalist: Property of the Ratania

Scientific name

Krameria triandra

Family

Caesalpinaceae

Origin

Peruvian and Bolivian Andes

Synonyms

Ratania or Peruvian ratania

Used Parts

Drug consisting of the roots of the plant (Official Pharmacopoeia)

Chemical constituents

Lipophilic benzofuran compounds;
Starch;
Sugars;
N-metiltirosina;
Catechinic tannins (ratanotannic acid);
mucilage;
Flavonoids.

Ratania in Herbalist: Property of the Ratania

Ratania is used to give tone to the skin, as a hemostatic, for cleaning teeth, in gingivitis and in stomatitis. The plant also has anti-inflammatory and astringent properties, which make it a specific antidiarrheal remedy, but also an antioxidant. Other applications concern the use for vaginal irrigations in vaginitis of various nature, as well as an adjunct in the treatment of hemorrhoids.

The extracts must be prescribed by the doctor, and for not very long periods.

Dosage: use the tincture (FU) at a dose of 5-10 drops in a glass of water, two or three times a day.