TANNINS

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    • Turkish Galls
      • Turkey Galls, Galla Nutgall
      • Quercus infectoria (Fagaceae)
      • Gallotannic acid (Tannic acid BP/EP 2000) - Hydrolyzable tannin
      • Source of tannic acid; For tanning; Manufacturing of inks
      • TA: Astringent and styptic; Hemostatic antidote for alkaloidal poisoning
      • Astringent
      • Prepared by fermenting the galls and extracting with water-saturated ether
    • Oak Bark
      • English oak, Common oak
      • Quercus robur L. (Fagaceae)
      • Astringent, used in tanning & dyeing
    • Hamamelis
      • Witch Hazel leaves
      • Hamamelis virginiana (Hamamelidaceae)
      • Gallitannins, ellagitannins, free gallic acid, proanthocyanidins Hamamelitannin
      • Astringent & Hemostatic; Anti-inflammatory (5- lipooxygenase inhibitor); Anti-carcinogenic
      • Incorporated in hemorrhoidal products, preparations for treating insect bites and stings, teething preparations
    • Tormentil
      • Common tormentil - Pontentilla erecta (Fam. Rosaceae)
      • Silverweed - P. anserine
      • Creeping cinquefoil - P. reptans
      • Both hydrolysable & condensed tannins
      • Astringent, internally as antidiarrhea & externally for gargles and inflamed mucous membranes
    • Hawthorn
      • Crataegus monogyna (Rosaceae)
      • 1-3% Oligomeric procyanidins
      • Mild cardiac tonic
    • Agrimony
      • Agrimonia eupatoria L. (Fam. Rosaceae)
      • Pyrogallol & flavonoids (Rutin & isoqueretroside substances)
      • Mild astringent; Inflammation in throat, gastritis
    • Alchemilla
      • Lady’s mantle
      • Alchemilla xanthochlora (Rosaceae)
      • Ellagitaninns (peduculagin & dimeric alchemillin)
      • Astringent against bleeding & diarrhea
    • Rhatany
      • Krameria
      • Krameria triandra (Krameriaceae)
      • Condensed tannin type having a polymeric flavin-3-ol structure
      • Astringent; Antimicrobial for mouth & throat infections
      • Collected in Bolivia & Peru (aka Peruvian Rhatany)
    • Pomegranate
      • Punica granatum (Punicaceae)
      • 28% ellagitannins
      • Herbal remedy for nonspecific diarrhea, astringent
    • Myrobalans
      • Terminalia chebula (Combretaceae)
      • 20-40% B-sitosterol
      • Astringent, cathartic
    • Aspidosperma
      • Aspidosperma quebrachoblanco (Apocynaceae)
      • Tanning material
      • Part used: Bark
    • Catechu
      • Gambir Pale
      • Catechu
      • Uncaria gambir (Rubiaceae)
      • 7.33% catechins 22-5-% catechutannic acid, catechu red, quercetin & gambirfluorescin
      • Astringent
      • Chemical tests: For Gambir-fluorescin For Catechin
    • Kino
      • Malabar Kino - Pterocarpus marsupium (Leguminosae)
      • Bengal Kino / Butea gum - Butea frondosa (Leguminosae)
      • Eucalyptus kino / Red Gum - Eucalyptus rostrata (Myrtaceae)
      • Phlobatannins
      • Astringent
      • Kino=dried juices
    • Croton Lechleri
      • Sangre de Grado / Dragon’s blood
      • Daemonorops spp.
      • Proanthocyanidins
      • Antiinfective, antitumor, wound healing
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