An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

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)

Select a Results View:

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
Stevia rebaudiana Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Syzygium aromaticum Fruit not available 2420.0 2.4 Duke, 1992 *
Syzygium aromaticum Essential Oil not available 1000.0 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Syzygium aromaticum Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Tabebuia heptaphylla Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Tagetes erecta Flower not available not available not available Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
Tamarindus indica Fruit not available 3350.0 3.6 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Tanacetum parthenium Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Tanacetum parthenium Leaf Essent. Oil not available 16000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Taraxacum officinale Root not available 214.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Taraxacum officinale Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Taraxacum officinale Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Taxus baccata Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Tecoma stans Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Tephrosia purpurea Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Terminalia arjuna Fruit not available not available not available Singh, B., Pandey, V. B. 1995. Constituents of Terminalia arjuna Fruits. Orient. J. Chem. 11 2: 185-186.
Terminalia arjuna Heart Wood not available 1000.0 not available Row, L. R., Subba, Rao, G. S. R. 1962. Chemistry of Terminalia Species. Part IV. Chemical Examination of T. arjuna: Isolation of Arjunolic Acid Saponin and (+) Leucodelphinidin. J. Indian Chem. Soc. 39: 89.
Terminalia arjuna Leaf not available not available not available Chauhan, S. M. S., Parkash, S., Kaushik, R. 1997. Isolation of 3-beta-hydroxyolean-12-ene and Related Triterpenoids from the Leaves of Terminalia arjuna. Indian J. Chem. 36B 3: 297-298.
Terminalia arjuna Root not available 20.0 -0.3 Anjaneyulu, A. S. R., Prasad, A. V. R. 1983. Chemical Examination of the Roots of Terminalia arjuna. Part 3. Structure of Terminic Acid, a Dihydroxytriterpene Carboxylic Acid from Terminalia arjuna. Phytochemistry 22 4: 993-998.
Terminalia arjuna Root Bark not available 50.0 not available Anjaneyulu, A. S. R., Rama Prasad, A. V. 1982. Chemical Examination of Roots of Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.) Wight & Arnot: Part I-Characterization of Two New Triterpenoid Glycosides. Indian J. Chem. 21B 6: 530-533.