Plants used for soap
From PlantUse English
List of plants some organ of which is directly used as soap. This list excludes oil plants, the oil of which is used through esterification. Most data come from PROTA
- Agave americana L. (voir Trabut)
- Aizoanthemum hispanicum (L.) H.E.K.Hartmann (voir Trabut sous le synonyme Aizoon hispanicum)
- Brachystegia laurentii (De Wild.) Louis ex Hoyle
- Entada rheedei Spreng.: bark
- Furcraea foetida (L.) Haw.: leaves
- Colubrina decipiens (Baill.) Capuron: bark
- Colubrina arborescens (Mill.) Sarg.: leaves, bark
- Momordica cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng.: roots
- Quillaja saponaria Molina: soap from the powder of internal bark, pesticide adjuvant
- Sapindus mukorossi: fruits (washing nuts). saponine (terpenic or steroidic)
- Sapindus saponaria L.
- Saponaria officinalis L.: roots (saponaire)
- Sesamum triphyllum Welw. ex Asch.: leave mucilage
- Sida rhombifolia L.: leaves
- Solenostemma argel (Delile) Hayne: whole plant
- Triadica sebifera (L.) Small: leave wax used to produce a soap
- Trichilia emetica Vahl: seed oil, leaves
- Zanha africana (Radlk.) Exell: root or stem bark, fruits
- Zanha golungensis Hiern: bark
- Zanha suaveolens Capuron: bark
Although it is called savonnier and belongs to the Sapindaceae family, Koelreuteria paniculata Laxm. doesn't seem to be used for soap.