Use of Tannic Acid in various Diseases

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The hepatocarcinogenicity of tannic acid.

In the group of chemical hepatocarcinogenic agents, the number of which has steadily increased in recent years (:$7), tannic acid deserves attention. Owing to its astringent effect, this compound was formerly used widely in therapy. The local treatment of thermal burns with tannic acid was suggested by Davidson (1935), and his procedure was generally employed in Hungary during World War II. I t...

Tannic Acid in the Treatment of Burns

To ilic Editor, The Indian Medical Gazette. Sir,?During the past few years, tannic acid has come into considerable vogue for the treatment of burns. As House Surgeon in the Sir J. J. Hospital in Bombay in 1927-28 I had to treat many cases of burns, but was unsuccessful with tannic acid. I asked my chief, Mr. S. R. Moolgavkar, f.r.c.s., as to the reason for this, and he gave me the following adv...

Ultrastructure of microfilament bundles in baby hamster kidney (BHK-21) cells. The use of tannic acid

After standard glutaraldehyde-osmium tetroxide fixation procedures, the majority of microfilament bundles in BHK-21 cells exhibit relatively uniform electron density along their long axes. The inclusion of tannic acid in the glutaraldehyde fixation solution results in obvious electron density shifts along the majority of microfilament bundles. Striated patterens are frequently observed which co...

Use of probiotics in various diseases: evidence and promises.

The utilization of live microorganisms as therapeutics has been gaining increasing attention over the last years with the addition of scientific knowledge on their traditional uses. Probiotics are defined as "live micro‑organisms which when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host". The normal intestinal microbiota prevents the colonization of pathogenic bacteria a...