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Surface activity: Tea saponin has good emulsifying, dispersing, foaming, wetting and other functions, which can significantly reduce the surface tension of the solution. Its surface tension decreases with increasing concentration, and it has the unique micelle formation phenomenon of surfactants and strong resistance to hard water.
source
Plant extraction: mainly extracted from the seeds of Camellia family plants, such as tea trees, oil tea, etc. In addition, tea saponin is distributed in the roots, stems, leaves, and seeds of tea trees, but its content in tea leaves is extremely low.
Industrial production: Currently, the main industrial production methods for tea saponin include solvent extraction, ultrasonic assisted extraction, microwave-assisted extraction, etc.
toxicity
Hemolysis: Tea saponin has a destructive effect on animal red blood cells, leading to hemolysis. The activity of tea saponin is measured by the hemolysis index, which is the maximum dilution factor that produces hemolysis. The hemolysis of tea saponin is lower than that of plum saponin, but comparable to that of tea saponin and camellia saponin.
Oral toxicity: Tea saponin is non-toxic when taken orally by humans and animals because its solubility requires contact with blood.
In the field of pesticides, tea saponin can be used as a wetting agent, suspension agent, enhancer, and spreading agent for pesticides, as well as directly as a biopesticide. It can improve the efficacy of pesticides, reduce the amount of pesticide used, and minimize the pollution of pesticides to the environment.
