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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)

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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
Kalmia latifolia Plant not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Lycopus virginicus Plant not available not available not available Abstract (See species file)
Marrubium vulgare Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Myrica cerifera Plant not available not available not available Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Nelumbo nucifera Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Panax ginseng Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Parthenocissus quinquefolia Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Polygonum aviculare Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Polygonum hydropiper Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Quercus infectoria Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Rhizophora mangle Leaf not available 116800.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Rhus coriaria Stem Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Senna occidentalis Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Sesamum indicum Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Taxus baccata Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Urtica dioica Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *