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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
Hypocholesterolemic 9-3,330 mg/man/day/orl Martindale's 28th
Hypoglycemic not available Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989.
Hypolipidemic 2-6 g/day Duke, 1992 *
Pesticide not available Duke, 1992 *
Spermicide not available Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Ubiquiot not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Ulcerogenic 500 mg/kg ipr rat Duke, 1992 *
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
Angelica archangelica Seed 1.5 9.5 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Angelica archangelica Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Angelica sinensis Root not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
Anisomeles indica Root not available not available not available Wealth of India.
Annona cherimola Seed 10000.0 14000.0 4.7 Duke, 1992 *
Annona muricata Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Apium graveolens Seed not available 210.0 -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.)
Apium graveolens Pt not available 30.0 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.)
Arachis hypogaea Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Araucaria bidwillii Flower not available not available not available Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
Arctium lappa Plant not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
Areca catechu Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Armoracia rusticana Root not available 710.0 -0.3 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
Arnica montana Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia annua Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia annua Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia annua Root not available not available not available Wright,C.W.(Ed)2002.Medicinal&Aromatic Plants-Industrial Profiles.Artemisia.344pp.Maffei,M.(Ed)2002.Vetiveria.The Genus Vetiveria.Taylor&Francis.NY,NY.191pp.Southwell,I.,Lowe,R.(Eds)1999.Tea Tree.The Genus Melaleuca.Harwood Acad.Pub.Amsterdam,Netherlands.
Artemisia dracunculus Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia dracunculus Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.