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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.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Withania somnifera Root 4.0 200.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Zanthoxylum americanum Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Zea mays Seed not available 1200.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Zea mays Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Zea mays Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Zea mays Silk Stigma Style not available 1300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Zingiber officinale Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Zingiber officinale Root 100.0 500.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Zizyphus spina-christi Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *