Detailed Medical and Washing Functions of soapberry

From ancient time to now ,there are detailed records about the effects of washing and medical trentment in Chinese medical books.The book "Compendium of Materia Medica" wrote by Great physician Li Shizhen of the Ming Dynasty especially recorded the various of medical effects of soapberry in detail.It stressed that it could make skin more white and remove speckles when ued for face.And it can make eyes more bright and clean the dandriff when used for hair.The book "New Dictionary of Chinese medicine" published in recently also records the detailed medical effects of soapberry tree root, bark and fruit skin, seeds, nutlets etc. The powdered seeds are said to possess insecticide properties. They are employed in the treatment of dental caries. It cleanses the skin of oily secretion, its a hair tonic, and forms a rich, natural lather. Its detergent action, which cleanses the hair and removes, accumulated debris and a sebaceous material further more imparting speculiar reflection and hair luster. The roots and bark are expectorant and demulcent. The roots are good for hemicrania, hysteria and epilepsy. A decoction of the bark is good for cattle suffering from ulcers due to worm infestation after calving. The fruits are acrid, bitter, thermogenic, emetic, astringent, expectorant, anthelminitic, abortifacient and tonic. They are good for asthma, diarrhoea, cholera, lumbago, verminosis and gastralgia dyspepsia.