Gallotannins

The leaves of Lagerstroemia speciosa (Lythraceae), a Southeast Asian tree more commonly known as banaba, have been traditionally consumed in various forms by Philippinos for treatment of diabetes...

We have shown that naturally occurring tannins possess antitumor promotion activity in mouse skin. In the present investigation, we studied the ability of a hydrolyzable tannin, gallotannin (GT),...