Scientific name: Sapindus mukorossi
Soapnut is a deciduous Sapindaceae tree. Despite its name, the fruit and seeds are not edible nuts. Pinnate leaves have 4–8 pairs of entire lanceolate to oblong leaflets. Small greenish-yellow flowers occur in branched terminal panicles. Globose, usually one-seeded fruits have leathery yellow-brown dry husks. The husks contain foaming saponins used for cleaning. The image is computer-generated illustration, not a photograph of the offered plant or evidence of botanical identity.
25 ליטר - 400 ₪
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No. The fruits and seeds are not food. The fruit husks are used for cleaning because they contain saponins. Do not swallow fruit, seeds or soaking water.
No established clinical therapeutic benefit is presented here. Extract and compound studies are not recommendations for self-treatment or washing pets.
Choose a bright site with space for a large tree, drained soil and irrigation adjusted to root-zone moisture. No Israeli regional trial, cold threshold or bearing time was verified here.