Quillaia:
Other Names: Quilaya, Soap Bark,
Panama wood
Biological Name: Quillaja Saponaria Molina
Family: Rosaceae
Part used: Inner part of Bark
Chemical Constituents: Quillaia
contains triterpenoid saponin glycosides mainly quillaic acid and quillaia
sapotoxin. It also contains sucrose and tannin.
Uses:
It is used
as an Expectorant.
It’s saponins are used as emulsifying agents for
Tar and Volatile oil.
It is also used in Detergents and Shampoo.
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