Renewable, natural, traditional dish wash cleaning materials used in India: an overview

Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Table 4 The list of different traditional saponin biosurfactant cleaners, in terms of their common name, Indian names, scientific name, taxonomic family and source

Common name	Indian names	Scientific name	Taxonomic family	Source
Soapnut	Kunkudu, reetha	Sapindus mukorossi, S. emarginatus, S. trifoliatus	Sapindaceae	Fruit pericarp
Soap pod	Shikakai, kantavalli	Senegalia rugata	Fabaceae	Fruit pericarp
Green gram	Pesalu, mung	Vigna radiata	Fabaceae	Seeds
Bengal gram	Sanaga, besan	Cicer arietinum	Fabaceae	Seeds
Bitter Albizia	Arappu, Krishna siris	Albizia amara	Fabaceae	Leaves
Tanner’s Cassia	Tangedu, avarai	Senna auriculata	Fabaceae	Leaves
Indian gooseberry	Rathi usiri, amla	Phyllanthus emblica	Phyllanthaceae	Fruit
Lemon	Nimma, nimbu	Citrus limon	Rutaceae	Fruit pericarp
Sweet lime	Battayi, mitha nimbu	C. limetta	Rutaceae	Fruit pericarp
Sweet orange	Kamala, Nagpur orange	C. reticulata	Rutaceae	Fruit pericarp