Chemical ID
BETASITOSTEROL
Ubiquitous
Yes
Dosage | Reference |
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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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Activity | Dosage | Reference |
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Antioxidant | IC44=10 uM | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiprogestational | not available | 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiprostatadenomic | not available | Merck 11th Edition |
Antiprostatitic | 10-20 mg 3 x/day/orl man | Duke, 1992 * |
Antipyretic | not available | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
Antitumor (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. |
Antitumor (Cervix) | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Antitumor (Lung) | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiviral | not available | 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 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
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 | not available | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
Candidicide | not available | Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155. |
Caspase-8-Inducer | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Estrogenic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Febrifuge | not available | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
Gonadotrophic | not available | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
Hepatoprotective | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Hypocholesterolemic | 2-6 g/man/day/orl | Martindale's 30th |
Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
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Artemisia dracunculus | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Artemisia herba-alba | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Artemisia vulgaris | 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. |
Arundo donax | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Asarum canadense | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Asclepias syriaca | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Asparagus lucidus | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Astragalus membranaceus | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
Astrocaryum vulgare | Seed Oil | not available | 783100.0 | 1.0 | Szpiz, R. R., Pereira, D. A., Lago, R. C. A. 1980. Comparison Between Oils From Three Brazilian Palms. Bol. Rec. Cent. Tecnol. Agric. Aliment (Rio de Janeiro) 14: 33-46. Cent Technol Agric Aliment Empresa Brasil Pesqui Aropecu Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
Avena sativa | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Avena sativa | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
Avena sativa | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Azadirachta indica | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Azadirachta indica | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Bacopa monnieri | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
Balanites aegyptiacus | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Beta vulgaris | Root | not available | not available | not available | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
Beta vulgaris | Leaf | not available | 130.0 | -1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
Boswellia serrata | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Sabinsa: A series of well documented proprietary PR booklets, e.g.Sabinsa Corps. 1998. Bronchial Asthma - Its etiology and control with traditional herbal extracts. Sabinsa Corporation. Piscataway, NJ. 49 pp. |