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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Antioxidant IC44=10 uM *
Antiprogestational Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antiprostaglandin 30 mg/day/12 wks *
Antiprostatadenomic Merck 11th Edition
Antiprostatitic 10-20 mg 3 x/day/orl man *
Antipyretic Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Antitumor (Breast) 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.
Antitumor (Cervix) *
Antitumor (Lung) *
Antiviral Abid Ali Khan, M.M., Jain, D.C., Bhakuni, R.S., Zaim, M., and Thakur, R.S. 1991. Occurrence of some antiviral sterols in Artemisia annua. Plant Science, 75: 161-165, 1991.
Apoptotic *
Artemicide LC50=110 ppm Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990.
Cancer-Preventive Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155.
Caspase-8-Inducer *
Estrogenic *
Febrifuge Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Gonadotrophic Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Hepatoprotective *
Hypocholesterolemic 2-6 g/man/day/orl Martindale's 30th
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List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Abelmoschus esculentus Fruit 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.)
Abelmoschus moschatus Seed Wealth of India.
Abies spectabilis Leaf *
Abrus precatorius Seed Wealth of India.
Acacia senegal Plant Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
Achillea millefolium Plant Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Achyranthes bidentata Root *
Actinidia chinensis Plant *
Aesculus hippocastanum Leaf Jim Duke's personal files.
Aesculus hippocastanum Bark Jim Duke's personal files.
Aesculus hippocastanum Seed Jim Duke's personal files.
Agastache rugosa Root Jim Duke's personal files.
Agave sisalana Leaf Wealth of India.
Ageratum conyzoides Plant Wealth of India.
Aglaia odorata Leaf Wealth of India.
Agrimonia eupatoria Shoot 25.0 -1.0 *
Ailanthus altissima Plant *
Ajuga bracteosa Shoot Jim Duke's personal files.
Ajuga bracteosa Plant Wealth of India.
Albizia lebbeck Bark Wealth of India.