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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
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 Seed not available 243.0 -0.5 Jim Duke's personal files.
Cnicus benedictus Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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 Seed Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
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.)
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.