Complementary and Alternative Healing University  Home  現代 中藥辭典

Search this site

Search this site

List of Health Problems

Chinese Herb Dictionary

Qigong

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)

Acupuncture

Prescribed Drug Dictionary

Biochemistry Dictionary

Lecture Slides

Research Librarian

General Online Library

Search

Research Sites

Viagra

Massage/Acupressure

Hypnotherapy

Tell us what you want

Notify Changes & New Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saponin

by: Joe Hing Kwok Chu

Saponin is any glucosides that occur in plants and are characterized by the property of producing a soapy lather.  A moisture absolving amorphous saponin mixture can be used as a foaming and emulsifying agent and detergent.  When it is digested, it yields a sugar and a sapogenin aglycone. Most glucosides are toxic and can speed up hemoglobin degradation but the saponin of ginseng (ren shen) is relatively safe.

Note:

Sapogenin is the nonsugar portion of a saponin. It is usually obtained by hydrolysis, and it has either a complex terpenoid or a steroid structure that forms a practicable starting point in the synthesis of steroid hormones.

 

Go back to ginseng page.

Go back to jiao gu lan page


 

Sponsors' Ads by Google 以下為谷歌所提供贊助者之廣告

 

A manuscript... writing, translating and proofreading                          in progress

Click here for comment. (Not for inquiry )         Click here for inquiry 

 

Copyright Notice 按此看關於版權問題

List of Health Problems

Chinese Herb Dictionary

Toxicity of Some Herbs

Side Effect of Some Herbs

Herbs that can be toxic to kidneys

Traditional Chinese Medicine

TCM Diagnosis

Samples of Formulae

Terms of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Acupuncture

copy right

 

版權所 有

Qigong (chi kung)

Prescribed Drug Dictionary

Email our web master for  your suggestion (not for inquiry)

Biochemistry Dictionary

General Online Library

Qigong classes

Fake Email Warning

Research Librarian

Search

Qigong classes

Home

Weather Report

    Disclaimer

Last update: June 20, 2013; 11:43 a.m. LAH