KRAMERIA
\kɹamˈi͡əɹɪə], \kɹamˈiəɹɪə], \k_ɹ_a_m_ˈiə_ɹ_ɪ__ə]\
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A genus of spreading shrubs with many stems, from one species of which (K. triandra), found in Peru, rhatany root, used as a medicine, is obtained.
By Oddity Software
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A genus of spreading shrubs with many stems, from one species of which (K. triandra), found in Peru, rhatany root, used as a medicine, is obtained.
By Noah Webster.
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Powerful astringent obtained from rhatany root.
By William R. Warner
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-Sex. Syst. Tetrandria Monogynia, Nat. Ord. Polygaleae.-is a native of Java. The root, Krameria (Ph. U. S.), has a bitter taste; and astringent, diuretic, and detergent. Krameria Ixina or Ratanhy of the Antilles has similar virtues.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland