茶皂素是一类结构相近的齐墩果烷型五环三萜类皂甙的混合物,基本由甙元(配基)、糖体、有机酸三部分组成。茶皂素广泛存在于自然界90多科500多属的植物中,已从茶树的根、叶和种子中分离鉴定出十几种茶皂甙的单体,同时发现了茶皂甙具有抗菌、抗病毒、消炎、抗氧化等多种生物学活性。茶皂素纯品为无色微细柱状结晶,吸湿性强,易溶于含水甲醇、 Tea saponin is a similar structure of oleanane pentacyclic triterpene saponin mixture, the basic from the aglycone (ligand), sugar, organic acid three parts. Tea saponin is widely found in more than 90 families in more than 500 families of plants in nature, tea has been isolated from the roots, leaves and seeds identified more than a dozen kinds of tea saponin monomer, also found that tea saponin has antibacterial, anti-virus, Anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidation and other biological activity. Tea saponin pure colorless columnar crystals, hygroscopic, soluble in aqueous methanol,