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Dietary Saponins and Human Health

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Saponins in Food, Feedstuffs and Medicinal Plants

Part of the book series: Proceedings of the Phythochemical Society of Europe ((PPSE,volume 45))

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In recent years the beneficial role of saponins in human health has generated considerable research interest. Most of this work, however, has examined saponins in medicinal plants and traditional herbal remedies such as ginseng and licorice root and has focused on the potential role of saponins as pharmaceutical agents [1,2].

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