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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
Cinchona spp Bark not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Cinnamomum verum Bark not available 210.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Citrullus colocynthis Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Citrullus lanatus Fruit not available 10.0 -0.8 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
Citrus limon Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Citrus limon Fruit not available 80.0 -0.7 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
Citrus paradisi Fruit not available 130.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Citrus reticulata Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Citrus reticulata Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Citrus sinensis Fruit not available 170.0 -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.)
Clematis vitalba Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Cnicus benedictus Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Cnicus benedictus Seed not available 243.0 -0.5 Jim Duke's personal files.
Coccinia grandis Root 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.
Coccinia grandis Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Coccinia grandis Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Cocos nucifera Fruit not available 270.0 -0.4 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
Cocos nucifera Seed Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Coffea arabica Seed 520.0 530.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Coix lacryma-jobi Root 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.