Saponariae alba radix
Synonym(s)
Radix saponariae alba; White soap root
Definition
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Saponariae alba radix, the white soap root, is the root extract from Gysophilia species (Gysophilia paniculata and Gysophilia arrosti).
Commission E Monograph: Catarrh of the upper respiratory tract
ESCOP: not processed
HMPC: not processed
Empirical medicine: Cough remedy, also bile, liver and kidney diseases, chronic skin diseases
Ingredients
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Saponins (up to 20%), in the main saponin gypsoside the aglycone gypsogenin is combined with various simple sugars.
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Field of application/use
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diuretic, expectorant, antirheumatic
Note(s)
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Gysophila paniculata extract is the cosmetically used extract of the white soap root. It has a skin cleansing effect.
Literature
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- Montag A (2023) Plants and skin. Springer-Verlag Ltd. S. 881-882.
- 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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