Chemical ID
STIGMASTEROL
Ubiquitous
Yes
Activity | Dosage | Reference |
---|---|---|
Antihepatotoxic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiinflammatory | not available | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, 1995 |
Antinociceptive | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiophidic | 2.3 mg ipr mus | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363. |
Antioxidant | IC33=10 uM | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiviral | not available | Abid Ali Khan, M.M., Jain, D.C., Bhakuni, R.S., Zaim, M., and Thakur, R.S. 1991. Occurrence of some antiviral sterols in Artemisia annua. Plant Science, 75: 161-165, 1991. |
Artemicide | LC50=110 ppm | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
Cancer-Preventive | not available | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
Estrogenic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Hypocholesterolemic | not available | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
Ovulant | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Sedative | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abelmoschus esculentus | Root | not available | 60.0 | -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.) |
Abelmoschus moschatus | 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. |
Abrus precatorius | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
Acacia farnesiana | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
Acacia farnesiana | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
Achillea millefolium | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Achyranthes bidentata | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Aesculus hippocastanum | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
Aesculus hippocastanum | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
Aesculus hippocastanum | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
Ageratum conyzoides | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
Aleurites fordii | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Allium cepa | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Grujic-Injac, B., Basarevic-Dinic, L., Lajsic, S., Stefanovic, D. 1985. Chemical Analysis of Seed Oil of the Onion (Allium cepa). Hrana Ishrana, 25: 167-169 (Inst Ishr Vet Fak Belgrade, Yugoslavia) |
Allium cepa | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Kintia, P. K., Degtiaryova, L. P., Balashova, N. N., Shvets, S. A. 1987. Sterols and Steroidal Glycosides of Bulb Onion Seeds. Fecs. Int. Conf. Chem. Biotechol. Biol. Act. Nat. Prod., (Proc.) 3rd: 166-170. |
Allium cepa | Bulb | not available | 40.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Allium sativum var. sativum | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
Aloe vera | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Afzal, M., Ali, M., Hassan, R. A. H., Sweedan, N., Dhami, M. S. I. 1991. Identification of Some Prostanoids in Aloe vera Extracts. Plant Medica, 57(1): 38-40. |
Amaranthus spinosus | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
Ambrosia hispida | Shoot | not available | 22.5 | -1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
Ananas comosus | Fruit | not available | 0.0 | -1.2 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |