Synonym(s)
Radix saponariae alba; White soap root
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Saponins (up to 20%), in the main saponin gypsoside the aglycon gypsogenin is linked to various simple sugars.
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diuretic, expectorant, antirheumatic
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Gysophila paniculata extract is the cosmetically used extract of the white soap root. It has a skin cleansing effect.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Montag A (2023) Plants and skin. Springer-Verlag GmbH. S. 881-882. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-63014-3_7
- https://www.awl.ch/heilpflanzen/saponaria_officinalis/seifenkraut.htm
- Schilcher H (2010) In: Leitfaden Phytotherapie, 4th edition, Urban & Fischer Verlag Munich, p. 293
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