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Chemical TANNIC-ACID

Chemical ID
TANNICACID
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD100=6,000 (orl mus) Merck 11th Edition
LDlo=2,000 (orl mus)
LD50=2,250-6,000 (orl mus, rat, rbt)
LD50=200-700 mg/kg (ipr rat)
LD50=20-80 mg/kg (ivn rat)
List of chemical activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Dosage Reference
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor IC50=1.8 ug/ml Sawada, H., Hamatake, M., Hara, A., Nakagawa, M., Nakayama, T. 1989. Inhibition of Human Placenta Aldose Reductase by Tannic Acid. Chem Pharm Bull, 37(6): 1662-1664.
Allergenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antianacarditic (Rhus) Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial not available Duke, 1992 *
Anticariogenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Anticolitic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antidecubitic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antidermatotic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antidiarrheic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antidote For Heavy Metals Merck 11th Edition
Antidysenteric not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antiencephalitic not available Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
Antienteritic not available Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
Antifeedant 2-4% diet Duke, 1992 *
Antigargantitic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antigingivitic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antihemorrhoidal not available Martindale's 29th
Antiherpetic not available Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV IC90=200 ug/ml Tan, G.T., Pezzuto, J.M., Kinghorn,* A.D., Hughes, S.H. Evaluation Of Natural Products As Inhibitors Of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Reverse Transcriptase. Journal of Natural Products, 54(1): 143-154, 1991.
Antimutagenic not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
List of chemical plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Achillea millefolium Plant not available not available not available Tunon, H., Thorsell, W., and Bohlin, L. 1993. Mosquito Repelling Activity of Compounds Occurring in Achillea millefolium L. (Asteraceae). Economic Botany 48(2): 111-120, 1994.
Actaea racemosa Plant not available not available not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Annona reticulata Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Camellia sinensis Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Capsella bursa-pastoris Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Cimicifuga racemosa Plant not available not available not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Citrus aurantium Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Coffea arabica Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Conyza canadensis Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Drimys winteri Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Equisetum arvense Plant not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Eriodictyon californicum Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Eupatorium perfoliatum Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Euphorbia hirta Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Frangula purshiana Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Galium odoratum Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Gaultheria procumbens Leaf not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Glycine max Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Hippophae rhamnoides Bark not available not available not available Abstract (See species file)