Named for the saponin foam that forms on the bark after heavy rain.

Indeed chickweed has been known to cause saponin poisoning in cattle.

Soap substitutes can be made from a variety of sources including plants with high saponin levels.

This might be at least partly explained by high saponin content of navy bean.

The root, the organ most often used, contains saponin complexes.

The medicinal value is thought to derive from its saponin content, up to 17 percent by dry weight.

Certain studies have found that saponin in ginseng has anti-cancer properties.

After the final wash, cells were resuspended in buffer without saponin and kept on ice until analysis.

Still Quil A is a mixture of more than 25 different saponin molecules.

The berries of these plants contain a natural, low-sudsing detergent called saponin.

The bitterness depends on the levels of saponin it contains, some with a sweet flavor and others very bitter.

In addition, sea apples can release a toxic saponin called holothurin into the water as a defense mechanism.

Because the seeds contain saponin and phorbol, they are mildly toxic when raw.

The roots contain saponin, a kind of natural soap, and have been used to make medicinal salves as well.

By extension, any one of a group of related bodies of which saponin proper is the type.

The glycoside and saponin constituents are considered toxic.

The sarsasapogenin saponin can be extracted from the dried powdered root with 95% ethanol.

Triterpenoid saponins are triterpenes which belong to the group of saponin compounds.

Saponin glycosides reduce surface tension of water with foaming and will break down lipids.

The rhizome contains diosgenin, a saponin steroid with estrogenic effects.

One of them, the saponin QS21, is being investigated for possible beneficial adjuvant effects on the human immune system.

In chemical terms, glycyrrhizin is a triterpenoid saponin glycoside.

Its key ingredient is saponin, which can be obtained from the bark of either the quillaia or the yucca tree.

The seed pods produce "a saponin which is irritant to the mucous membranes."

The saponin is a toxic glycoside, a main contributor to its hemolytic effects when combined directly with blood cells.