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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
Moringa oleifera 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.
Murraya sp Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Musa x paradisiaca Fruit 160.0 622.0 -0.4 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Musa x paradisiaca Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Myristica fragrans Aril not available 730.0 not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Myristica fragrans Seed not available 620.0 -0.5 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Nerium oleander Seed not available 140.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Nicotiana tabacum Leaf 1000.0 5000.0 0.9 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Nigella sativa Seed not available 5100.0 0.8 Duke, 1992 *
Ocimum basilicum Leaf not available 1060.0 -0.5 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Ocimum tenuiflorum Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Oenothera biennis Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Ononis spinosa Plant not available 1000.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Origanum majorana Plant 600.0 650.0 -0.8 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Origanum vulgare Plant 2030.0 2186.0 1.7 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Paeonia suffruticosa Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Papaver somniferum Seed 890.0 955.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Persea americana Fruit 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.
Petroselinum crispum Leaf 50.0 450.0 -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.)
Phaseolus vulgaris Sprout Seedling not available 1210.0 -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.)