SOAPTREE QUILLAJA SAPONARIA MOLINA

SOAPTREE (Quillaja saponaria Molina) +

Activities (Soaptree) :
Antiexudative (f; PH2); Antiinflammatory (f; PHR); Cardiodepressant (1; CRC); Depurative (f; PHR); Detergent (1; CRC); Expectorant (1; CRC; HH3; PH2); Hemolytic (f; CRC); Hepatotoxic (1; AHP); Hypocholesterolemic (1; ABS); Immunostimulant (1; PH2); Laxative (1; PH2); Lipolytic (f; PH2); Respiradepressant (1; CRC); Shampoo (1; CRC); Spermicide (1; HH3); Sternutator (f; CRC).

Indications (Soaptree) :
Alopecia (f; HH3); Athlete’s Foot (f; CRC); Bleeding (f; CRC); Bronchosis (f; CRC; PHR; PH2); Constipation (1; PH2); Cough (f; CRC; PHR; PH2); Dandruff (f; CRC; HH3; PH2); Dermatosis (f; CRC); Heart (f; CRC); High Cholesterol (1; ABS); Immunodepression (1; PH2); Inflammation (f; CRC; PHR); Respirosis (f; PHR; PH2); Seborrhea (f; HH3); Sore (f; CRC); Vaginosis (f; CRC).

Dosages (Soaptree) :
200 mg bark as tea (AHP; HH3); 1.5–5 g bark decoction in 150 g water 2–3 ×/day (MAD).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Soaptree) :
Class 2d. Irritant; powder irritates mucosa (AHP). “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2) (but PH2 designates no specific quantified dosage! JAD). Overdose may trigger diarrhea, enterosis, gastrosis with stomachache, and vertigo (PHR; PH2).