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Chemical STIGMASTEROL

Chemical ID
STIGMASTEROL
Ubiquitous
Yes
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
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 *
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
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.)