Quillaja saponaria (Soapbark)

Traditional uses

Turkey

  • Bronchitis
  • Detergent
  • Expectorant
  • Poison
  • Soap
  • Sternutatory
  • Diuretic

Latin America

  • Cardiodepressant
  • Expectorant
  • Shampoo
  • Soap

Elsewhere

  • Diuretic
  • Expectorant
  • Shampoo
  • Skin
  • Soap
  • Stimulant

Chemicals

Bark

  • GALACTURONIC-ACID
  • SACCHAROSE
  • QUILLAIC-ACID
  • SAPONINS — 90000 to 100000
  • SUGAR
  • CALCIUM-OXALATE — 110000
  • GLUCURONIC-ACID
  • GALACTOSE
  • STARCH
  • TANNIN — 150000

Activities

  1. Antihepatotoxic — 2 compounds; toxic activity; GLUCURONIC-ACID, TANNIN
  2. Antimutagenic — 2 compounds; toxic activity; SAPONINS, TANNIN
  3. Emetic — 2 compounds; CALCIUM-OXALATE, QUILLAIC-ACID
  4. Absorbent — 1 compounds; STARCH
  5. Anthelmintic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  6. Antibacterial — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  7. Anticancer — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  8. Anticariogenic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  9. Antidiarrheic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  10. Antidote (Camphor) — 1 compounds; GLUCURONIC-ACID
  11. Antidote (Iodine) — 1 compounds; STARCH
  12. Antidote (Morphine) — 1 compounds; GLUCURONIC-ACID
  13. Antidysenteric — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  14. Antihepatomic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; SAPONINS
  15. AntiHIV — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  16. Antihypertensive — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  17. Antilipolytic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  18. Antinephritic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  19. Antinesidioblastosic — 1 compounds; STARCH
  20. Antiophidic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  21. Antioxidant — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  22. Antiradicular — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  23. Antirenitic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  24. Antitumor — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  25. Antitumor (Lung) — 1 compounds; SAPONINS
  26. Antitumor (Ovary) — 1 compounds; SAPONINS
  27. Antitumor-Promoter — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  28. Antiulcer — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  29. Antiviral — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  30. Cancer-Preventive — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  31. Carcinogenic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; TANNIN
  32. Chelator — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  33. Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  34. Detoxicant — 1 compounds; toxic activity; GLUCURONIC-ACID
  35. Diuretic — 1 compounds; QUILLAIC-ACID
  36. Emollient — 1 compounds; STARCH
  37. Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  38. Hepatoprotective — 1 compounds; toxic activity; TANNIN
  39. Immunomodulator — 1 compounds; SAPONINS
  40. Immunosuppressant — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  41. Inflammatory — 1 compounds; CALCIUM-OXALATE
  42. Laxative — 1 compounds; CALCIUM-OXALATE
  43. Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  44. Lithogenic — 1 compounds; CALCIUM-OXALATE
  45. MAO-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  46. Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  47. Pesticide — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  48. Poultice — 1 compounds; STARCH
  49. Psychotropic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  50. Sweetener — 1 compounds; GALACTOSE
  51. Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; TANNIN

Toxic compounds

  • GLUCURONIC-ACID — Antihepatotoxic; Bark
  • GLUCURONIC-ACID — Detoxicant; Bark
  • SAPONINS — Antihepatomic; Bark
  • SAPONINS — Antimutagenic; Bark
  • TANNIN — Antihepatotoxic; Bark
  • TANNIN — Antimutagenic; Bark
  • TANNIN — Carcinogenic; Bark
  • TANNIN — Hepatoprotective; Bark