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What Is Tea Saponin?

Tea saponin is a carbohydrate compound extracted from the seeds of Theaceae plants. It belongs to the saponin class and is a natural nonionic surfactant with good performance. After testing, it has good emulsification, dispersion, foaming, moisturizing and other functions. It is a mixture of oleanane-type pentacyclic triterpenoid saponins, and its basic structure consists of three parts: saponins, sugar bodies and organic acids.
It has the properties of camellia plant saponins, tastes bitter and pungent, can foam, is difficult to dissolve in cold water, and is slightly soluble in warm water.
Tea saponin is distributed in the roots, stems, leaves and seeds of the tea tree, but its molecular structure is different, resulting in different physical properties. In terms of content alone, the saponin content in tea seeds is very high, and the content of tea saponin in the whole seeds of different tea tree seeds varies.
Tea saponin is a type of natural glycoside compound contained in Camellia plants. It is a mixture of oleanane-type pentacyclic triterpene saponins. Its basic structure consists of three parts: sapogenin, glycosomes and organic acids. Tea saponin has the properties of camellia plant saponins. It is a colorless and ashless fine columnar crystal with a melting point of 223~224°C. It tastes bitter and pungent, can foam, and has hemolysis. Tea saponin crystals are insoluble in solvents such as ether, chloroform, acetone, benzene, and petroleum ether, and are insoluble in cold water, anhydrous ethanol, and anhydrous methanol. However, they are slightly soluble in warm water, carbon disulfide, and ethyl acetate, and are easily soluble in water. In methanol, aqueous ethanol, n-butanol, glacial acetic acid, acetic anhydride and pyridine, its solubility increases significantly in dilute alkaline aqueous solutions.

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What are the benefits?

Tea saponin not only has good emulsification, foaming, dispersion, penetration, moistening and other active effects, but is almost unaffected by water hardness. In addition, it also has anti-inflammatory, analgesic, bactericidal and anti-itching effects. Pentacyclic triterpenoids are used in traditional medicine as anti-inflammatory drugs. Tea saponin also has antibacterial effects and can treat some skin diseases. Since Shinjiro Aoyama first isolated tea saponin in 1931, after several generations of painstaking research and practice, the application of tea saponin has made significant progress.

1. Antibacterial and antiviral
Tea saponin is not only a good surfactant, but also has strong antibacterial activity, especially against a variety of fungi and Escherichia coli that cause skin diseases. It has inhibitory effects on influenza A and B viruses, herpes viruses, measles viruses, and HIV viruses.

2. Hemolysis
Tea saponins have a destructive effect on red blood cells in animal cells. Tea saponin in tea is the same as the saponin compounds in soybeans and ginseng, and has extremely weak hemolytic activity;

3. Anti-inflammation and anti-allergy
Tea saponin has obvious anti-leakage and anti-inflammatory characteristics. In the early stages of inflammation, it can normalize capillary permeability and is effective in bronchospasm and edema caused by allergies. Its effect is comparable to that of many anti-inflammatory drugs. . It can be used to regulate blood sugar, lower cholesterol, prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and has the effects of resolving phlegm and relieving cough.

4. Weight loss effect
Tea saponin also has the dual functions of resisting gastric emptying and promoting gastric operation, and has a miraculous effect in restoring the independent working ability of the gastrointestinal tract. Tea saponin blocks the activity of pancreatic lipase and reduces the intestinal absorption of fat in food, thus having a weight loss effect.

5. Shampoo and hair care effect
Tea contains 10% tea saponin, which has a good cleaning effect. Shampoo made with tea saponin has the function of removing dandruff and relieving itching, without irritating the skin, and leaves the hair fresh and elegant.

6. Inhibit alcohol absorption.
Tea saponin can inhibit the absorption of alcohol by the intestines and liver, promote the excretion of alcohol in the body, and has a protective effect on the liver. In an experimental test using mice, the researchers gave the mice alcohol one hour after taking tea saponin. They found that the alcohol content in the blood and liver of the mice was reduced, and the alcohol in the blood disappeared in a short period of time. . Tea saponin not only inhibits alcohol absorption, but also promotes hormone secretion in the body, regulates blood sugar levels, lowers cholesterol levels, and lowers blood pressure.

Mechanism of action used in pesticide industry

1. Tea soap likes moisturizing properties
Wettability is one of the main technical indicators of pesticide wetting agents and the main quality standard for wettable pesticides. Xia Chunhua et al. (1990) used a JY-82 contact angle measuring instrument and used a paraffin plate as a carrier to test the wetting properties of tea saponin. The results showed that tea saponin has a wetting effect, and the size of the effect is related to the concentration. The contact angle of water is 108 degrees, which means it is adherent and moist. As the tea saponin content in the solution increases, the 0 value gradually becomes smaller. When it reaches a certain concentration, its 0 value no longer decreases. When the concentration is around 1%, 0 drops to below 90~, which means it is soaked and wet. In the range of measured concentration 0 001% to 10%, the 0 value is negatively correlated with the logarithm of its concentration, Y=90.81115-5 897x, r=-0.98042. On this basis, the wetting properties of three plant saponins, tea, camellia oleifera and honey locust, were compared based on the wetting speed measurement used in pesticide analysis. The wetting properties of tea saponin were better than those of camellia oleifera saponin.

2. Tea saponin surface activity
The results of measuring the surface tension of tea saponin aqueous solution using the film drawing method show that tea saponin can significantly reduce the surface tension of the liquid, indicating that it has a surface active effect. The magnitude of its effect is related to the concentration of tea saponin solution. When the concentration is between 0.001% and 1.00%, the surface tension gradually decreases with the increase of concentration, from 76.85 mN/m to 46.735 mN/m. Among them, tea saponin aqueous solution The surface tension is the lowest in the 0.5% area. After that, when the concentration of tea saponin increases, the surface tension no longer decreases, but has an increasing trend.

The critical micelle concentration of tea saponin was measured using surface tension measurement method, and the results showed that the CNC of tea saponin was about 0.5%.

In order to confirm the effect of water hardness on the surface activity of tea saponin, standard methods were used to prepare 0.5% tea saponin aqueous solutions with different hardnesses for comparison. The hardness of water ranges from extremely soft water to extremely hard water. The measured surface tension is between 45.73 and 47.13. The difference is very small. It can be said that the surface activity of tea saponin is hardly affected by water hardness.

Application direction

1. Application in daily chemical industry
As a natural product, tea saponin is a rare surfactant material in the daily chemical industry.
Utilizing the surface activity of tea saponin, it can be used as shampoo, shampoo, etc. It not only makes the hair shiny and feels good, but also is practically non-toxic, safe to use, has the effect of nourishing hair and skin care, and reduces inflammation and itching. Anti-dandruff effect and other pharmacological functions; as a matrix component, tea saponin can be used in sunscreen and anti-inflammatory moisturizer, soap, body wash, etc.
It can also be used to wash clothes. The naturalness of tea saponin and its non-destructive properties to protein and cellulose make tea saponin have incomparable advantages in washing wool, silk, and down. Produce milling, the fabric will not lose luster, etc.

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2. Application development in medicine

Tea saponin has the effect of reducing phlegm and relieving cough, and can treat senile bronchitis and various types of edema. The developed tea seed syrup has obvious effect in treating senile chronic bronchitis; according to Japanese patent (patent No. JP07061988), tea saponin It can be used as an anti-influenza drug, and it can be changed into α-glycosyl tea seed saponin by chemical means, and can be used in various medicines or health drinks and foods.

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3. Application in aquaculture
In the cultivation of prawns, tea saponin can be used as a pond clearing agent to kill harmful fish by using the hemolysis and fish poisoning effects of tea saponin, but it has no effect on prawns, and saponin is not absorbed by the human stomach, so people can use it with confidence The feed additive formulated with it is an effective substitute for antibiotics, which can reduce zoonotic diseases, bring the whole breeding industry to a new level, and finally make people eat safe meat.

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Test Report

ITEM		STANDARD	TEST RESULT
Assay		98%~101.%	98.2%
Physical & Chemical
Appearance		Brownish powder	Complies
Taste & Odor		Characteristic	Complies
Particle Size		95% pass 80mesh	Complies
Loss on Drying		≤5.0%	4.30%
Ash		≤5.0%	3.10%
Heavy Metal
Pb		≤1.0ppm	Complies
As		≤1.0ppm	Complies
Cd		≤1.0ppm	Complies
Microbiological Test
Total plate count		≤1,000cfu/g	620cfu/g
Mold and Yeast		≤100cfu/g	45cfu/g
Coliform		Negative	Negative
E.Coli		Negative	Negative
Salmonella		Negative	Negative
Conclusion	Conform with specification, Allergen Free, BSE/TSE Free.
Storage	Store in cool and dry places. Keep away from strong light and heat
Packing	By 25kgs/Drum, inner by double plastic bag
Shelf Life	24 months under the above condition,and in it's original package

Company introduction and certificates obtained

Shaanxi Yuantai Biotechnology Co., Ltd. was established in 2014, mainly supplying herbal extracts, functional cosmetic raw materials, organic products, etc. We have our own factories, R&D and quality inspection teams, and have the conditions for development, production, and quality assurance. At present, we have obtained ISO9001, ISO22000, HALAL, KOSHER, HACCP, FDA and other certificates. Therefore, the quality of our products is guaranteed, and it is our original intention to bring high-quality products to customers.

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