Chinese Honeylocust, Soap Bean, Soap Pod Gleditsia sinensis

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Botanical Name:

Gleditsia sinensis

Family:

Fabaceae

Genus:

Gleditsia

Species:

sinensis

Common Name:

Chinese Honeylocust, Soap Bean, Soap Pod

Seeds Per Pound:
750
Quantity:
1.13 lb
Average Viable Seeds/Packet:
12
Germination:
77%
Germination Test Type:
Cut (Full Seed)
Purity:
99%
Height:
30-40 feet
Collection Locale:
China
Crop Year:
2020
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
6
In Stock: 1.13 lb
Prices
  • Gleditsia sinensis

Items are priced on a curve, you can buy any 'bulk quantity' up to what we have in stock, some examples are:
1 packet (~ 12 seeds)
$8.95
8 oz (~ 375 seeds)
$59.27
1 lb (~ 750 seeds)
$109.50
Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: Pour boiling water over seed , let stand in water for 12 hours; or small numbers of seed , file or sand through the outer seedcoat, let stand in water for 12 hours.
Stratification: none required.
Germination: sow seed 3/4" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.
Other: if boiling water treatment does not allow seed to imbibe, sulfuric acid treatment is required.
In a Nutshell:
* It is one of the alleged "50 fundamental herbs" used in traditional Chinese medicine. Gleditsia sinensis has been used in China for at least 2000 years as a detergent. The thorns of Gleditsia sinensis are used as a medicinal herb in China and Korea and may have antitumor properties. The thorns of Gleditsia sinensis LAM. (Leguminosae) have been used in traditional medicine for the treatment of inflammatory diseases including swelling, suppuration, carbuncle and skin diseases.
* G. sinensis has in vitro effects that may be indicative of antiallergic activities, possibly due to the saponins in fruits. Studies in mice suggest that Gleditsia sinensis ethanolic extract could be an effective therapeutic agent for the treatment of allergic asthma.
* Thorns showed antibacterial activity against a Gram-positive bacterium Xanthomonas vesicatoria and a Gram-negative bacterium Bacillus subtilis. A lupane acid extracted from the thorns showed in vitro anti-HIV activity.
* The fruit extract of Gleditsia sinensis also has inhibitory effects on isolated cancer cell cultures. more...
* The pod is used as a soap substitute. more...