• Saponins (Latin "sapon", soap + "-in", one of) are bitter-tasting usually toxic plant-derived secondary metabolites, being organic chemicals, that have...
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    Quillaia contains high concentrations of saponins that can be increased further by processing. Highly purified saponins from quillaia are used as adjuvants...
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    Glycoside (section Saponins)
    and ginseng saponins from Panax ginseng (Chinese ginseng) and Panax quinquefolius (American ginseng). In general, the use of the term saponin in organic...
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    with water, owing to the presence of a glycoside saponin, sometimes distinguished as quillaia saponin. The same, or a closely similar substance, is found...
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    of saponin, which has natural cleansing properties, and therefore the soapnut can be used as a cleanser for hair, skin, and clothing. These saponins are...
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    cholesterol. This might be at least partly explained by the high saponin content of navy beans. Saponins also exhibit antibacterial and anti-fungal activity, and...
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    the saponins in quinoa treats them as mild eye and respiratory irritants and as a low gastrointestinal irritant. In South America, these saponins have...
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    < 30,000 Guanine Hypoxanthine Mucilage Protein < 98,600 Resin < 70,000 Saponin Starch 50,000–60,000 Tannin 50,000–120,000 Theobromine 200–400 Theophylline...
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    paniculata. G. elegans is also used as a cut flower. The genus is a source of saponins that can be used for many purposes, including the production of photographic...
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  • Momordin is one of several saponins derived from oleanolic acid, a triterpenoid. These chemical compounds are found in some plants of the genus Momordica...
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