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Tannin: An astringent substance obtaied from plants, it is used medicinally, as a dye and mordant, stabilizer in pesticide etc. (259)

Latin Name	Common Name	Use	Edibility Rating	Medicinal Rating
Abies alba	Silver Fir	Tannin	2	3
Abies delavayi		Tannin	0	0
Acacia dealbata	Mimosa	Tannin	2	0
Acacia decurrens	Green Wattle	Tannin	2	1
Acacia farnesiana	Sweet Acacia	Tannin	2	2
Acacia melanoxylon	Blackwood	Tannin	2	1
Acacia pycnantha	Golden Wattle	Tannin	2	0
Acacia saligna	Blue-Leaved Wattle	Tannin	1	0
Acer ginnala	Amur Maple	Tannin	1	0
Acer spicatum	Mountain Maple	Tannin	2	2
Aesculus hippocastanum	Horse Chestnut	Tannin	3	4
Ailanthus altissima	Tree Of Heaven	Tannin	1	3
Alnus glutinosa	Alder	Tannin	0	3
Alnus incana	Grey Alder	Tannin	0	0
Alnus rhombifolia	White Alder	Tannin	1	2
Alnus rubra	Red Alder	Tannin	2	2
Alnus sinuata	Sitka Alder	Tannin	1	1
Alnus tenuifolia	Mountain Alder	Tannin	1	2
Andromeda polifolia	Marsh Andromeda	Tannin	2	1
Arbutus menziesii	Madrona	Tannin	3	2
Arbutus unedo	Strawberry Tree	Tannin	4	2
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Bearberry	Tannin	3	4
Banksia integrifolia	Coast Banksia	Tannin	2	0
Bauhinia variegata	Mountain Ebony	Tannin	1	2
Belamcanda chinensis	Leopard Lily	Tannin	1	3
Berberis aristata	Chitra	Tannin	4	3
Bergenia ciliata		Tannin	1	2
Bergenia cordifolia		Tannin	0	0
Bergenia crassifolia	Siberian Tea	Tannin	2	0
Betula lenta	Cherry Birch	Tannin	3	3
Betula pendula	Silver Birch	Tannin	3	3
Betula pubescens	White Birch	Tannin	3	3
Caesalpinia decapetala	Mysore Thorn	Tannin	0	2
Callitris columellaris	White Cypress-Pine	Tannin	0	0
Callitris endlicheri	Red Cypress-Pine	Tannin	0	1
Calluna vulgaris	Heather	Tannin	2	2
Camellia sinensis	Tea Plant	Tannin	4	4
Carpobrotus edulis	Hottentot Fig	Tannin	2	0
Castanea species	Chestnut Hybrids	Tannin	3	0
Castanea alnifolia	Bush Chinkapin	Tannin	3	0
Castanea crenata	Japanese Chestnut	Tannin	3	0
Castanea dentata	American Sweet Chestnut	Tannin	3	1
Castanea henryi		Tannin	3	0
Castanea mollissima	Chinese Chestnut	Tannin	3	2
Castanea ozarkensis	Ozark Chinkapin	Tannin	3	0
Castanea pumila	Chinquapin	Tannin	4	1
Castanea pumila ashei	Chinquapin	Tannin	4	1
Castanea sativa	Sweet Chestnut	Tannin	5	2
Castanea seguinii	Chinese Chinquapin	Tannin	3	0
Castanea x neglecta	Chinknut	Tannin	3	0
Casuarina cristata		Tannin	0	0
Casuarina cunninghamiana	River She-Oak	Tannin	0	0
Ceratonia siliqua	Carob	Tannin	3	2
Cneorum tricoccon	Spurge Olive	Tannin	0	1
Coriaria microphylla		Tannin	0	1
Coriaria myrtifolia	Redoul	Tannin	0	0
Coriaria napalensis		Tannin	2	1
Cornus capitata	Bentham's Cornel	Tannin	4	1
Cornus hemsleyi		Tannin	0	0
Cornus mas	Cornelian Cherry	Tannin	4	2
Cornus nuttallii	Mountain Dogwood	Tannin	1	2
Corylus avellana	Hazel	Tannin	5	2
Cotinus coggygria	Smoke Tree	Tannin	1	1
Cucubalus baccifer	Berry-Bearing Catchfly	Tannin	1	1
Cytisus scoparius	Broom	Tannin	1	3
Dacrydium cupressinum	Rimu	Tannin	2	0
Dodonaea viscosa	Native Hops	Tannin	2	2
Dryopteris filix-mas	Male Fern	Tannin	2	4
Elaeocarpus dentatus		Tannin	2	0
Eucalyptus citriodora	Lemon-Scented Gum	Tannin	1	3
Eucryphia cordifolia	Ulmo	Tannin	0	0
Eucryphia moorei	Stinkwood	Tannin	0	0
Exocarpus cupressiformis	Native Cherry	Tannin	2	1
Fraxinus excelsior	Ash	Tannin	2	2
Geranium dissectum	Cut-Leafed Cranesbill	Tannin	1	2
Geranium maculatum	Spotted Cranesbill	Tannin	0	3
Geranium nepalense	Nepalese Crane's Bill	Tannin	1	2
Geranium wallichianum		Tannin	0	2
Geum urbanum	Wood Avens	Tannin	3	3
Gevuina avellana	Chilean Hazel	Tannin	3	0
Gleditsia sinensis		Tannin	3	3
Gleditsia triacanthos	Honey Locust	Tannin	3	2
Gunnera tinctoria	Gunnera	Tannin	1	1
Hamamelis virginiana	Witch Hazel	Tannin	1	5
Heuchera glabra	Alpine Heuchera	Tannin	1	1
Hypericum perforatum	St. John's Wort	Tannin	2	4
Iris pseudacorus	Yellow Flag	Tannin	1	2
Juglans ailanthifolia	Japanese Walnut	Tannin	3	1
Juglans ailanthifolia cordiformis	Heartseed Walnut	Tannin	4	1
Juglans nigra	Black Walnut	Tannin	3	3
Juglans regia	Walnut	Tannin	4	3
Juglans regia kamaonia	Walnut	Tannin	3	3
Larix decidua	Larch	Tannin	2	3
Larix gmelinii	Dahurian Larch	Tannin	0	0
Larix kaempferi	Japanese Larch	Tannin	0	0
Larix laricina	Tamarack	Tannin	2	2
Larix lyallii	Sub-Alpine Larch	Tannin	1	0
Larix occidentalis	Western Larch	Tannin	2	2
Larix potaninii	Larch	Tannin	0	0
Larix sibirica	Siberian Larch	Tannin	0	0

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