Main composition of Soap Nut

The outer shell of the soapnut contains a moderate sticky substance called saponine -sapindoside A,B,C,D,E etc. The shell contains about 4% saponine, 1.2-4％ Vitamin C;and also some Hutin,kaempferol, quercetin and B-sitosterol.The seed contains fat and protein; nutlet is eatable and oil squeezable(up to 42% oil inside, which can be good quality lubricant).Root, bark and leaves can be antipruritic and detumescent and used for cough treatment. Soapnuts aren’t a new concept!Soapberry is a detergent plant that has been widely used by human beings since the ancient times. It has the good detergent and cleaning property. Apart from using it as a detergent, people also use soapberry to cure skin diseases such as dandruff, lost of hair, whelks, acne and splashes on skin.