Tea saponin Tea saponin is a type of natural glycoside compound extracted from the seeds of Camellia plants (such as tea, camellia, camellia). It consists of seven ligands(Sapgening) and four glycosides (Aglyevn). A pentacyclic triterpene tea saponin composed of two kinds of organic acids is a natural non-ionic surfactant with excellent performance.
It not only has good emulsification, foaming, dispersion, penetration, wetting and other active effects, but also hardly affected by water hardness. In addition, it also has anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antiseptic and antipruritic effects. Pentacyclic triterpenoids are used as anti-inflammatory drugs in traditional medicine. Tea saponin also has antibacterial effects and can treat some skin diseases. Since Aoyama Shinjiro first isolated tea saponin in 1931, after several generations of concentrated research and practice, the application of tea saponin has made significant progress. Studies have shown that tea saponin has certain hemolytic, anti-insect and bactericidal effects, anti-osmosis, anti-inflammatory, phlegm and cough-relief, analgesia, anti-cancer and other pharmacological functions. In addition, tea saponin also has the effects of killing screws and promoting plant growth. At the same time, tea saponin is also a good surfactant.