EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

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Soap-bark tree (as plant) // Quillaja saponaria Molina // Quillaja smegmadermos DC.

Family:: Quillajaceae
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 856
Number of processed references:: 2

Compositions

#1: saponins in roots, bulbs, stems, fruits and leaves and in whole plant #2: Saponins in bark

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: George, A.J. Legal status and toxicity of saponins. food and cosmetics toxicology, 1965, vol. 3, no. C, p. 85–91. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Live plants (as part-nature) (A0BA0)
Additional extraction description:

unspecified
Substance:

Saponins (RF-00004333-PAR)
Analytical method - additional description:

unspecified
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Numerical Value (VAL)
Value (concentration, content):

0.1-5
Internal remarks:

saponins in roots, bulbs, stems, fruits and leaves and in whole plant

Composition #2: KENSIL, CR., PATEL, U., LENNICK, M., MARCIANI, D. SEPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF SAPONINS WITH ADJUVANT ACTIVITY FROM QUILLAJA-SAPONARIA MOLINA CORTEX . journal of immunology, 1991, vol. 146, no. 2, p. 431–437. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Bark (as part-nature) (A066X)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

water
Substance:

Saponins (RF-00004333-PAR)
Analytical method code:

Chromatographic tests (F015A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

Saponins in bark