Soap Making Plants

a plant having a part (such as a root or fruit) that may be used in place of soap. especially : a California plant (Chlorogalum pomeridianum) of the lily family.Chlorogalum pomeridianum, called “wavyleaf soap plant,” “soap root,” or “amole,” is a low-growing plant of California and Oregon. It is used as soap by the local peoples. The generic name Chlorogalum means “green milk,” and refers to the green juice exuded by a broken leaf. the act, process, or occupation of manufacturing soapThe bulb contains chlorogenin and amolonin (saponins), which can be sliced, crushed, and mixed with water to create an antifungal soap or shampoo. The crushed bulb can be rubbed on the body to relieve rheumatic pains and cramps, and perhaps as a salve for poison oak rashes.