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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
Veratrum album Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Verbascum thapsus Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Verbascum thapsus Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Verbascum thapsus Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Verbascum thapsus Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Verbascum thapsus Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Verbascum thapsus Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Vernonia cinerea Seed not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Viburnum opulus Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Viburnum opulus Fruit not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Viburnum prunifolium Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Vicia faba Seed 950.0 4500.0 1.1 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
Vigna radiata Seed 130.0 150.0 -0.6 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
Vigna radiata Sprout Seedling 50.0 500.0 -0.2 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
Vinca minor Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Viola odorata Plant not available 330.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Vitis vinifera Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Vitis vinifera Fruit 30.0 150.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Withania somnifera Root 4.0 200.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Withania somnifera Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *