Is tea saponin good for agriculture?

What is tea saponin?

Tea saponin, also known as tea saponin, is a type of glycoside compound extracted from tea tree seeds (tea seed, tea seed). It is a natural surfactant with good performance. It can be widely used in light industry, chemical industry, pesticides, feed, aquaculture, textiles, oil extraction, mining, building materials and highway construction and other fields. But do you know what the effect of tea saponin is? Let's follow the editors to learn about the effects of tea saponin!

Tea saponins belong to the triterpene type saponins, which have a bitter and spicy taste, which can stimulate the nasal mucosa and cause sneezing. The pure product is white fine columnar crystals, strong hygroscopicity, acidic to methyl red, insoluble in anhydrous methanol, ethanol, and insoluble in organic solvents such as ether, acetone, benzene, petroleum ether, etc., it is easily soluble in aqueous methanol, aqueous ethanol, glacial acetic acid, acetic anhydride, pyridine, etc. When hydrochloric acid is added to the tea saponin solution, the saponin will precipitate when it is acidic. Melting point: 224°C.

The effects of tea saponin powder

1. Antibacterial and antiviral effects

Tea saponin has an inhibitory effect on a variety of fungi that cause skin diseases and Escherichia coli. Tea saponin has an inhibitory effect on influenza A and B viruses, herpes viruses, measles viruses, and HIV viruses.

2. Hemolytic

Saponin compounds have a damaging effect on the red blood cells of animal cells. Like the saponin compounds of soybeans and ginseng, tea saponin in tea has weak hemolytic activity; tea saponin is more toxic to cold-blooded animals, especially fish. Tea saponin also shows greater toxicity to other animals and humans when injected intravenously, but the toxicity is very low when taken orally. People do not need to worry about the hemolysis of tea saponin when drinking tea.

3. The effect of inhibiting the absorption of alcohol

Tea saponin has the activity of inhibiting the absorption of alcohol. In the experiment on rats, the rats were given alcohol one hour after taking tea saponin. It was found that the alcohol content in the blood and liver of the rats decreased, and the alcohol in the blood disappeared in a short time. Tea saponin inhibits the absorption of alcohol, promotes the metabolism of alcohol in the body, and has a protective effect on the liver.