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Astringents

Known as: Astringent, astringent drug 
With a binding, contracting action on mucous membranes, skin, and other tissues, Astringent substances reduce irritation and inflammation; create a… Expand
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Review
2018
Review
2018
Ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry, and pharmacology of Cornus officinalis Sieb. et Zucc.
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Cornus officinalis (Cornaceae), known in Chinese as "Shanzhuyu," is a frequently used traditional… Expand
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Tannins are Astringent
Tannins are astringent, bitter plant polyphenols that either bind and precipitate or shrink proteins. The astringency from the… Expand
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Orosensory-directed identification of astringent mouthfeel and bitter-tasting compounds in red wine.
Application of sequential solvent extraction, followed by HPLC combined with the taste dilution analysis, enabled the… Expand
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Assessment of phenolic content and free radical-scavenging capacity of some Thai indigenous plants
Abstract Ethanolic extracts from various parts of 26 Thai indigenous plants were examined for phenolic constituents and free… Expand
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Identification of the astringent taste compounds in black tea infusions by combining instrumental analysis and human bioresponse.
Application of taste dilution analyses on freshly prepared black tea infusions revealed neither the high molecular weight… Expand
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Turbidity as a measure of salivary protein reactions with astringent substances.
Binding of tannins to proline-rich proteins has been proposed as an initial step in the development of astringent sensations. In… Expand
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Bitterness and astringency of grape and wine polyphenols
Extracts containing anthocyanins (ACN), and skin tannins (SKIN) and seed tannins (SEED) were prepared from Vitis vinifera cv… Expand
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Multiple interactions between polyphenols and a salivary proline-rich protein repeat result in complexation and precipitation.
Polyphenols (tannins) in the diet not only precipitate oral proteins, producing an astringent sensation, but also interact with… Expand
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Polyphenols, astringency and proline-rich proteins.
Recent, NMR and precipitation, studies of molecular recognition of proline-rich proteins and peptides by plant polyphenols are… Expand
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Nutritional effects of tannins in animal feeds.
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  • Nutrition research reviews
  • 1988
    • Corpus ID: 205391024
The term ‘tannin’ is difficult to define precisely, but the essential property of tannins is that they are naturally-occurring… Expand
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