Saponins
Main
constituents
Many plants
medicines, the
saponmes owe their
name to the fact that, as
soap, they produce '
foam when
are immersed in water The saponmes
exist in two forms, steroids and
tnterpenoides The chemical structure of steroids is
similar to that of many human hormones
(estrogen, cortisone), and many plants which
contain affect hormonal activity Wild yam
(Dwsoerea mllosa,) contains a saponmes steroids from
which we synthesized the birth control pill The sapomnes
tnterpenoides contained in licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) and
primrose (Pnmula vens, have a lower hormonal activity
They are often expectorant and facilitate the absorption of food
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