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Chemical PHYTOSTEROLS

Chemical ID
PHYTOSTEROLS
Ubiquitous
No
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
Antiprostatotic not available Duke, 1992 *
Hypocholesterolemic not available 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
Dioscorea pentaphylla Root 100.0 333.0 -1.4 Duke, 1992 *
Dioscorea villosa Root 100.0 1000.0 0.2 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
Dodonaea viscosa Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Elettaria cardamomum Seed 460.0 600.0 -0.5 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
Elettaria cardamomum Fruit 460.0 500.0 -0.6 Revised USDA data received 1993.
Eleutherococcus senticosus Plant not available not available not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Eriobotrya japonica Fruit 20.0 150.0 -1.0 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
Eriodictyon californicum 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.
Erythroxylum coca Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Euonymus atropurpureus Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Fagopyrum esculentum Seed 1980.0 2270.0 0.0 Duke, 1992 *
Ficus carica Fruit 310.0 1484.0 0.7 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Foeniculum vulgare Seed 660.0 700.0 -0.5 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
Fragaria spp Fruit 120.0 1423.0 0.6 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Gentiana lutea Root not available not available not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Gloriosa superba Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Glycine max Seed 500.0 1760.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Helianthus annuus Seed 5340.0 5642.0 0.9 Duke, 1992 *
Hibiscus sabdariffa Calyx not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Hordeum vulgare Sprout Seedling not available 2340.0 1.5 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)