Soap Nut

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SCIENTIFIC NAME :

 Sapindus Emarginatus

MEDICINAL VALUE :

 It has antibacterial and antifungal properties. Used in treating migraines. They are used in Ayurvedic medicine as a treatment for eczema, psoriasis, and for removing freckles. Washing your skin regularly with soapnuts can help prevent many skin diseases

CULINERY AND OTHER VALUES :

 Soapnuts contain Saponin, a very good natural laundry detergent and hence its pulp is used to make soap. They are commercialy used in cosmetics and detergents

GLOSSARY :

  • English : Soap Nut
  • Tamil : Nolkottai / Ponnankottai
  • Malayalam : Urvanji / Ashavakka / Fenila
  • Telugu : Kunkudu
  • Kannada : Anthwaal / Antuvaala / Norekayi
  • Hindi : Ritha / Aritha
  • Bengali : Ritha
  • Gujarati : Aritha
  • Konkani : Ringo
  • Marathi : Ritha
  • Oriya : Ritha / Mukamanji
  • Punjabi : Ritha
  • Tulu : Nurekai

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