8040. Quillaja

Nomenclature

Soap bark; quillay bark; Panama bark; China bark; Murillo bark.

Description and references

Inner dried bark of Quillaja saponaria Molina, Rosaceae. Habit. South America (Peru, Chile); cultivated in Northern Hindustan. Constit. Quillaic acid, quillajasaponin, sucrose, tannin.

Use

Manuf of saponin; in mineral water industry, shampoo liquids, etc.; as foam producer.