What are Saponins?

Saponins are phytosterol plant derived compounds that inhibit the intestinal absorption of cholesterol — specifically the 'yucca schidigera' species growing in the high deserts of the American southwest and Mexico and used for centuries by natives for food and medicine.

Saponins are 'bile acid sequestrates'. Bile acids are compounds used to digest fat that are manufactured by the liver from cholesterol.

Saponins bind to cholesterol-containing bile and pathogens — forming molecules too large to be absorbed through the intestinal wall — thus pass through the digestive tract and are excreted. Saponins cause a lowering of body cholesterol by preventing its re-absorption — and increasing its excretion.

Saponins also relieve stress from the body's vital immune system. This enables the body's natural immune factors and antibodies to be more efficient in combating low grade inflammation that is so significant in reducing the causes of progressive heart disease.

Saponin molecules are 'non systemic' — meaning they do all their work within the intestinal tract and do not penetrate the rest of the body — having no harmful side effects.

Saponins break down and flush impacted matter from the colon walls and encourage growth of friendly bacteria and decrease harmful bacteria. This healthy balance triggers the body's own natural immune system to help eliminate the causes of frequent colds and flu, parasite, yeast and other fungal infections — as well as constipation and digestive disorders.

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SAPONIN RESOURCES

PHYTOCHEMICAL SOCIETY OF EUROPE- Symposiums and scientific publications regarding the benefits of saponin compounds in the yucca schidigera -1995 thru 2000

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1990 - D. Oakenfull and G. Sidhu

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1997

Peter R. Cheeke, Ph.D - Linus Pauling Institute - Oregon State University

Richard Lipkin, Science News, Vol. 148, 1995

Natural and Applied Science, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay, WI

National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research,- Peoria, IL

Saybury laboratory - Norwich, United Kingdom

Oklahoma State University - Stillwater, OK

'Understand Vitamins and Minerals', 1964 Rodale Press - Page 129

'Masai Diet Wards Off Heart Disease' - Boris Weintraub - National Geographic

'Amazing Medicines the Drug Companies Don't Want You to Discover' - University Medical Research Publishers, 1993, Page 219

'The food supplement that helps prevent and treat arthritis and high blood pressure' - Shideler Harpe, - Arthritis News Today, Vol.2, No.6, March 1980

'Fight Back Against Arthritis' - Dr. Robert Bingham, 1984