Tag Archives: Krameriaceae

Krameria bicolor | Ratany | Medicinal Uses

View photos of the medicinal plant Krameria bicolor [Krameria grayi] (Ratany), profiled in Medicinal Plants of the American Southwest.

A passage from Medicinal Plants of the American Southwest:

Virtually all of Ratany’s medicinal benefits are derived from its astringency. The tea used as a mouthwash is tonifying to gums and can be used with Ginger or Prickly ash for added tissue stimulation. It is of use in periodontitis and spongy and receding gums, and is also relieving to aphthous stomatitis (canker sores).

Krameria lanceolata | Trailing ratany | Medicinal Uses

View photos of the medicinal plant Krameria lanceolata (Trailing ratany), profiled in Medicinal Plants of the American Southwest.