soapwort
Plant producing suds
Soapwort is a plant whose leaves produce a lather when crushed and mixed with water.
Historically used as a natural soap for washing delicate fabrics, it still finds use among textile conservators cleaning antique materials.
The pink or white flowers grow in clusters.
Also called bouncing bet.
Foamy soap bubbles
scrub · detergent · soap · delicates · tapestry · suds · freshening · scouring
Foamy soap bubbles
- sudsSoapy froth
- bubblesGas-filled liquid spheres
- frothMass of small bubbles
- foamBubble-filled substance
effervescence · aeration · emulsification · surfactant · head · spume · creamy · whipped
Recurring each year
- wildflowerUncultivated flowering plant
- herbaceousHaving soft green stems
- pinkPale red hue
- groundcoverLow plants blanketing soil
bloom · blossom · petal · stamen · pollination · garden · cultivation · horticulture
Plant-based healing tradition
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
- medicinalHaving healing properties
- tisaneHerbal infusion beverage
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
decoction · poultice · compress · apothecary · botanical · therapeutic · folk-medicine · expectorant
Sugar bound to non-sugar
- antifungalDestroys or stops mold growth
- hemolyticDestroying red blood cells
- steroidalOf certain hormones
- adjuvantImmunity-boosting additive
lather
Foamy soap bubbles
bathe · scrub · detergent · soap · delicates · tapestry · suds · freshening · scouring · laundering
lather
Foamy soap bubbles
foam · effervescence · aeration · emulsification · surfactant · head · spume · creamy · whipped · agitation
perennial
Recurring each year
- wildflowerUncultivated flowering plant
- herbaceousHaving soft green stems
- pinkPale red hue
groundcover · bloom · blossom · petal · stamen · pollination · garden · cultivation · horticulture · botany
herbalism
Plant-based healing tradition
infusion · decoction · poultice · compress · apothecary · botanical · therapeutic · folk-medicine · expectorant · diuretic
glycoside
Sugar bound to non-sugar
- antifungalDestroys or stops mold growth
- hemolyticDestroying red blood cells
- steroidalOf certain hormones