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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
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
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
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.