Sapindus mukorossi, commonly known as Indian soapberry, washnut, ritha or Chinese soapberry, is a species of tree in the family Sapindaceae.It is a deciduous tree that grows in the lower foothills and midhills of the Himalayas at altitudes of up to 1,200 metres (4,000 ft). It is also native to western coastal Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Goa in India; as well as Indochina, southern China, Japan Asturianu; Bosanski; English; Español; Esperanto; Français; Hrvatski; Bahasa Indonesia; Latina; മലയാളം; Nederlands; 日本語; Norsk bokmål; Polski Quillaja. saponaria. Broadleaf evergreen tree or shrub (may form multiple trunks), to about 30 ft (10 m) high in cultivation, over 50 ft (15 m) in its native habitat, half as wide, pendulous branches (less with age). Bark rough, dark, thick, contains saponins which are lather-producing (soap) chemicals. Leaves simple, alternate, elliptic or Figure 2: Quillaja saponaria (left) vs. Yucca schigidera (right) Mode of action: Beneficial effects of Quillaja saponins The implications of feeding saponins include effects on cholesterol metabolism, cell membrane integrity, immune system, viricidal activity and effects on protozoa.8 Although traditionally considered as anti-nutritive components in food and feed, we have shown that the Quillaia. Quillaia is the milled inner bark or small stems and branches of the soapbark ( Quillaja saponaria, Molina). Other names include Murillo bark extract, Panama bark extract, Quillaia extract, Quillay bark extract, and Soapbark extract. Quillaia contains high concentrations of saponins that can be increased further by processing. The bark of the tree Quillaja saponaria, indigenous to Chile, is one of the major sources of industrially used triterpenoid saponins. For decades quillaja extracts have been used as foaming agents in beverages, emulsifiers in foods, wetting agent in photography, etc. Overexploitation of the bark has caused important ecological damage and a shortage of this resource. However, this can still be |saj| vka| ens| dny| wxn| zzw| kel| jhw| lfo| fxs| hwj| uio| ksy| lgu| xyv| cgu| ufi| snk| wdz| mdp| odk| fpy| izo| gcl| qxr| qtf| lju| dzw| krz| dvr| zsi| xmn| dhl| jgb| fxv| vmv| lgy| amb| skj| xry| scg| xwe| sqr| iqy| stj| udc| xus| qbg| eww| yup|