Tips for making soapnut liquid thick

If you want to make the soapberry liquid very thick, you should first add some necessary materials and soak it for a longer time, because the longer it soaks, the easier it will be to rot. Moreover, it will be relatively thick after being boiled. It needs to be refrigerated as soon as possible when the temperature is not low. Only in this way can it become solid. If you wait until it cools down before adding it, the effect will not be good.

Step 1: Brush the soap nuts clean with a toothbrush and soak them in boiling water. If the soap nuts are too dry, they will not swell easily and need to be soaked for 2-3 days to fully swell.

Step 2: Mash the swollen soap beans. The swollen soap beans are easier to mash. Of course, it is best to use a stone pestle (for pounding pepper and chili powder). Add 10 times the amount of water to the mashed soap beans and heat it. The soap beans are easy to bubble after the water boils. Boil on low heat before the water boils. Add some brown sugar (to help the beneficial microorganisms ferment after the soap bean liquid is stored), stir and boil for another 10 minutes. Turn off the heat when the soap bean liquid becomes thicker, let it cool, filter and bottle (I used beverage bottles and shampoo bottles that my friends don’t want, but of course it’s best to use glass or porcelain bottles). Try to store it in the refrigerator when the temperature is not low.

Main Value

Gleditsia sinensis seeds are rich in galactomannan gum and protein components. Due to its unique rheological properties, galactomannan gum is used as a thickener, stabilizer, adhesive, gelling agent, flotation agent, flocculant, dispersant, etc. It is widely used in oil drilling, food and medicine, textile printing and dyeing, mining and mineral processing, military explosives, daily chemical ceramics, building coatings, wood processing, papermaking, pesticides and other industries.

The seeds contain as much as 30%-40% gum, and the protein content of the leftover soapberries used in making gum is higher than 30%, which can be used to make feed raw materials or extract green protein. Gleditsia beans are rich in crude protein and polysaccharides, and their oil content exceeds that of soybeans.

The wood of the soapberry tree is solid, corrosion-resistant, and wear-resistant, yellowish-brown or with red stripes, and can be used to make handicrafts and furniture.

Medicinal

The pods, seeds, and thorns of the soapberry tree can all be used as medicine. The pods can be used as medicine to eliminate expectorants and act as a diuretic; the seeds can be used as medicine to treat ringworm and relieve constipation; the soapberry thorns can be used as medicine to promote blood circulation and treat sores and ringworm. The fruit and seeds of the soapberry tree can be used as medicine.

Gleditsia sinensis contains triterpenoid saponins (saponin, giardia saponin), tannins, wax alcohol, nonaconic acid, stigmasterol, sitosterol, etc. It has the function of removing phlegm and opening the orifices. The saponins contained in soapberry are triterpenes and oligosaccharides, which have anti-inflammatory, anti-ulcer, anti-lesion effects, as well as anti-cancer and AIDS immunity enhancing effects.

The roots, stems and leaves of soapberry can be used to produce Chinese herbal oral liquid for clearing away heat and detoxifying.