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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
Phaseolus vulgaris Seed 760.0 1270.0 -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.)
Phaseolus vulgaris Fruit 140.0 1400.0 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.)
Physalis peruviana Calyx not available 400.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Pimenta dioica Fruit not available 666.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Pinus pinea Seed 1410.0 1510.0 -0.2 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Piper nigrum Fruit 550.0 1028.0 0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Pistacia vera Seed 1080.0 1123.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Plantago ovata Seed 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.
Polypodium vulgare Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Prunus armeniaca Fruit 180.0 1320.0 0.5 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Prunus domestica Sprout Seedling 70.0 700.0 -1.3 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
Prunus dulcis Seed 1430.0 1490.0 -0.2 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Prunus persica Fruit 100.0 810.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Pterocarpus marsupium Stem Bark not available not available not available Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Punica granatum Fruit 170.0 892.0 -0.1 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Pyrus communis Fruit 80.0 494.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Quisqualis indica Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Raphanus sativus Root 70.0 1355.0 1.1 Duke, 1992 *
Rheum officinale 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.
Rosmarinus officinalis Plant 440.0 1365.0 0.4 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)