Saponins are found in many herbs. Chemically, they are characterized by a glucoside root (glucose, glucose) attached to the root of the glycine. All saponins have high foams and are excellent cleansers. They have the ability to hemolyze red blood cells, which in turn releases the hemoglobin in them, thus justifying the unusability of some of them due to their toxicity. Saponins irritate the mucous membranes and cause the intestinal mucosa to relax, and together with the consumption of herbs such as white bang, licorice root and chubak, they increase the secretions of the lungs, or in other words, expectorants. They are also used as a laxative and disinfectant of the urinary tract (spruce tree leaves, prickly anon root). The famous ginseng r...