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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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PHYTOSTEROLS

Chemical ID
PHYTOSTEROLS
Ubiquitous
No

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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Antiprostatotic *
Hypocholesterolemic *
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List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Vigna radiata Sprout Seedling 150.0 1576.0 0.2 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Vitellaria paradoxa Seed 290.0 -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.)
Vitis vinifera Fruit 40.0 206.0 -1.0 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Zea mays Seed 600.0 2800.0 0.1 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
Zingiber officinale Root 150.0 913.0 0.0 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Zingiber officinale Rhizome 150.0 913.0 *