different between saponin vs ginsenoside

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sapon- +? -in

saponin (plural saponins)

(organic chemistry, biochemistry) Any of various steroid glycosides found in plant tissues that dissolve in water to give a soapy froth.
- 1985, Wade Davis, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Simon & Schuster, p. 111:
  “Saponins aren't absorbed by the intestines. You've got to get the stuff into the blood.”

ginsen(g) +? -oside

ginsenoside (plural ginsenosides)

Any of several triterpenoid saponins found in ginseng and related plants that may be responsible for the plants' reported effects

ginsenoside m (plural ginsenosidi)

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