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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.
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
Hyoscyamus niger Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Hypericum perforatum Plant not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Illicium verum Fruit not available 1140.0 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.)
Ipomoea batatas Root 120.0 442.0 -1.2 Duke, 1992 *
Iris versicolor Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Juglans nigra Seed 1080.0 1100.0 -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.)
Juglans regia Seed 1080.0 1120.0 -0.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Lactuca sativa Leaf 380.0 6333.0 1.3 Duke, 1992 *
Lagenaria siceraria Leaf not available 1300.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Laurus nobilis Seed not available 1510.0 -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.)
Lavandula angustifolia Flower not available not available not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Lepidium meyenii Root 500.0 1000.0 0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Lycium chinense Leaf not available 2000.0 -0.1 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Lycopersicon esculentum Fruit 70.0 1157.0 0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Lycopodium clavatum Pollen Or Spore not available not available not available Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu
Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp.
Malus domestica Fruit 120.0 745.0 -0.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Marrubium vulgare 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.
Mentha spicata Leaf 100.0 690.0 -0.6 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Mentha x piperita Leaf 130.0 610.0 -0.6 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Menyanthes trifoliata Leaf 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.