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the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
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Rhatany
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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or Krameria Root, in medicine, the dried root either of Para rhatany or of Peruvian rhatany. The action of rhatany is due to the rhatania-tannic acid, and resembles that of tannic acid, being a powerful astringent. An infusion is used as a gargle for relaxed throats; and lozenges, particularly those containing rhatany and cocaine, are useful in similar cases. Like tannic acid, the powdered extract may be applied as a local haemostatic. All preparations of rhatany taken internally are powerful astringents in diarrhoea and intestinal haemorrhage.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Rhatany'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/r/rhatany.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Rhatany'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/r/rhatany.html. 1910.
