Tannins medical / pharmacological and related applications: A critical review

Tannins are natural phenolic compounds that are widespread and almost ubiquitous in the vegetal world. They can be found in fruit, wood and bark of trees, and many types of wild herbs and plants or from sustainable agriculture and forestry. Their traditional use for leather has been doubled for centuries in the popular medical and pharmacological lore by their use to cure or alleviate a variety of infections and diseases. This has indicated to...