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Chemical BETA-SITOSTEROL

Chemical ID
BETASITOSTEROL
Ubiquitous
Yes
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LDlo=>10,000 (inj rat)
ADI=9-30 g/day/man Martindale's 28th
LD50=3,000 mg/kg (ipr mus)

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List of chemical activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Dosage Reference
Androgenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic not available Martindale's 28th
Antiadenomic not available Merck 11th Edition
Antiandrogenic not available Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antibacterial not available Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155.
Anticancer (Breast) not available Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Anticancer (Cervix) not available Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Lung) not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiedemic IC54=320 mg/kg orl Duke, 1992 *
Antiestrogenic not available Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antifeedant not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Antifertility not available Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antigonadotrophic not available Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antihyperlipoproteinaemic not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiinflammatory not available Duke, 1992 *
Antileukemic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic 250 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Antiophidic 2.3 mg mus Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
List of chemical plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Ficus carica Fruit 270.0 1350.0 1.0 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
Foeniculum vulgare Seed 310.0 340.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Foeniculum vulgare Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Fragaria spp Fruit 100.0 1000.0 0.5 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
Fritillaria thunbergii Bulb not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
Fucus vesiculosus Plant not available not available not available Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Ganoderma lucidum Plant not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Ganoderma lucidum Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Gardenia jasminoides Fruit not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
Gaultheria fragrantissima Leaf not available not available not available =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
Gaultheria procumbens Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Ginkgo biloba Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Ginkgo biloba Pollen Or Spore not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Ginkgo biloba Seed not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Glechoma hederacea Plant not available not available not available Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators)
Glycine max Seed 300.0 900.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Glycyrrhiza glabra Root not available 500.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Glycyrrhiza glabra Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Glycyrrhiza glabra Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *