The old fruit that was fully ripe and fell, no one picked it up, is now strangely loved by housewives, 50,000 VND/kg

Pomegranate is a large, woody tree with an average height of 5 – 10m. The tallest tree can reach 20-30m. They are picky plants, drought tolerant, not waterlogged, often planted on the roadside.

Soapaceans often lose their leaves in the dry season, the leaves grow staggered, double feathered form. Each leaf consists of about 4-6 pairs of leaflets that grow symmetrically. The leaf blade has prominent veins on both sides, the margin is whole, the tip is pointed and the base is slightly deviated.

The inflorescences grow at the ends of branches in clusters or panicles consisting of many small, pale green flowers. 5 toothed calyx with few hairs. Corolla ovate with short scales at base, hairy. Stamens 8, curved, longer than corolla. Gourds smooth, with 3 cells.

The fruit is a drupe, globose, with a thick outer skin, yellow-brown when ripe, rough. Inside contains a black, glossy, spherical bead. The flesh of the fruit is quite thick, when ripe, it becomes soft, causing both the skin and the fruit to be wrinkled, wrinkled, and bitter.

The fruit is a drupe, globose, with a thick outer skin, yellow-brown when ripe, rough.

Soapace trees are scatteredly distributed in subtropical and tropical regions such as India, Malaysia and Sri Lanka. In Vietnam, this plant grows a lot in midland mountainous areas such as Tuyen Giang, Bac Giang, Thanh Hoa, Thai Nguyen, Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Yen Bai, Phu Tho, etc.

The main parts used for the soapnut are its roots and fruit. Often the fruit part will be used more and widely used not only in life but also in the detergent industry.

Ms. Giang Nguyen (29 years old, Bac Giang) said: “In the past, my hometown planted a lot of soapstone, mainly serving the needs of people in the region. Therefore, there was a time when the ripe peas fell in the garden, but no one picked it up or picked it up to use it. After that, when young people started to use natural washes, soapnuts suddenly became strangely popular.”

Sage fruit is widely used and widely applied not only in life but also in the detergent industry.

After being harvested, the people of Giang’s hometown can leave the whole seed and then dry it for use or remove the shell, take only the flesh, and then string the meat on a bamboo stick. They are then dried or dried, preserved for use gradually. In addition, the seed part of the fruit after drying is also widely used in medicine.

“The saponins in the fruit pulp have foaming, antibacterial, non-toxic and environmentally friendly properties. So soapy water has been used for washing, bathing, bleaching, polishing jewelry or used to fight insects, insects… In particular, it has a very good effect in in the case of washing woolen and silk clothes because these items are often not resistant to the alkalinity of soap,” said the Bac Giang woman.

There are many ways to make soapnut water, but the simplest is to soak the dried fruit, about 10 fruits for 1 liter of water, then boil and simmer, then leave overnight and then filter the water to use. . Besides, people can also grind the soapnut into a powder or incubate the enzyme for convenient use and storage.

Currently, soapberries are sold a lot on e-commerce sites with prices ranging from 40,000 to 50,000 VND/kg.

There are many ways to make soapnut water, but the easiest is to soak the dried fruit.

According to folk medicine, people often use the shells of soapnuts mixed with honey and make complete members to support the treatment of pneumonia. In addition, soapberry fruit can also assist in the treatment of dermatological problems. People often take the shell of the fruit, grind it into a paste, and then apply it to the insect stings, to treat scabies, sores, and skin fungus. Washing your hair with soapy water also helps to reduce dandruff and hair fungus.