Quillaja saponaria Molina |
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Botanical Name |
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Quillaja saponaria Molina |
English
Name |
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Soapbark, Soap bark tree, Murillo's-bark, Panama bark, Soapbush, Quillaia, Killaya |
Family |
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Quillajaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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An evergreen tree that can grow to 15-20 m in height. The tree has thick, dark bark, smooth, leathery, shiny, oval evergreen leaves 3-5 cm long, white flowers 15 mm diameter borne in dense corymbs, and a dry fruit with five follicles each containing 10-20 seeds. |
| Herb Effects |
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Antiexudative, antiinflammatory, cardiodepressant, depurative, detergent, expectorant, hemolytic, hepatotoxic, hypocholesterolemic, immunostimulant, laxative, lipolytic, respiradepressant, spermicide and sternutator (bark). |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Calcium oxalate, glucuronic acid, quillaic acid, saponins and tannin (bark) |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Calcium oxalate |
5794-28-5 |
calcium oxalate |
C2CaO4 |
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| Glucuronic acid |
87246-82-0 |
(2S,3S,4S,5R)-2,3,4,
5-tetrahydroxy-6-oxo
-hexanoic acid |
C6H10O7 |
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| Quillaic acid |
Not Available |
(4aR,6aS,6aS,6bR,8aR
,10S,12aR,14bR)-9-fo
rmyl-5,10-dihydroxy-
2,2,6a,6b,
9,12a-he
xamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6
a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13
,14b-tetradecahydrop
ic
ene-4a-carboxyli
c acid |
C30H46O5 |
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| Saponin |
8047-15-2 |
Not Available |
Not Available |
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| Tannin |
1401-55-4 |
Not Available |
C27H22O18 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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The bark is used for treating alopecia, athlete’s foot, bronchosis, constipation, coughs, dandruff, dermatosis, high cholesterol, immunodepression, vaginosis, seborrhea, sores, ulcers and eruptions. The herb is useful for treating any condition featuring congested catarrh within the chest, but it should not be used for dry irritable coughs. |
| Reference |
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 James A Duke and Maryl Fulton. Handbook of Medicinal Herbs - 2nd Edition, P: 680, CRC Press July 2002.
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