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Plant Krameria triandra (Krameriaceae)

Common Names
Rhatany
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
D,L-CATECHIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
D-CATECHIN 4 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EPICATECHIN 40 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMBIR-CATECHIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GEOFFROYINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GUM 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-METHYL-TYROSINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHLOBAPHENE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHLOROGLUCIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROANTHOCYANIDINS 34 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDINS 27 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROPELARGONIDIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID 43 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RATANINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RHATANY-TANNIC-ACID 0 Root 80000.0 180000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
RHATANY-TANNIC-ACID 0 Root Bark not available 420000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
STARCH 5 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SUGAR 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
WAX 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Choline-Sparing 1 Singleton, V.L. 1981. Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants: Phenolic Substances of Plant Origin Common in Foods. Advances in Food Research 27: 149-217.
Collagenase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Collagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Deodorant 2 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Elastase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Emollient 1 Martindale's 29th
Fungicide 1 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Glutathione-Depleting 1 Duke, 1992 *
Gram(+)icide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Gram(-)icide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hepatoprotective 2 Duke, 1992 *
Hepatotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hepatotropic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hyaluronidase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Hypocholesterolemic 1 Singleton, V.L. 1981. Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants: Phenolic Substances of Plant Origin Common in Foods. Advances in Food Research 27: 149-217.
Hypoglycemic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Immunostimulant 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 124.
Immunosuppressant 1 Duke, 1992 *