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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petasites hybridus | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Petroselinum crispum | Sprout Seedling | 20.0 | 180.0 | -0.8 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| Pfaffia paniculata | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| Pfaffia paniculata | Root | not available | 7.8 | -0.8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phaseolus vulgaris | Seed | 310.0 | 350.0 | -0.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phoenix dactylifera | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| Physostigma venenosum | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pimenta dioica | Fruit | not available | 30.0 | -0.8 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| Pimpinella anisum | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pimpinella anisum | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pimpinella anisum | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pinus sylvestris | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Piper methysticum | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Piper nigrum | Fruit | 140.0 | 210.0 | 1.7 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| Pistacia vera | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pisum sativum | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Plantago ovata | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Plantago psyllium | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prosopis glandulosa | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Zirvi, K. A., Jewers, K., Nagler, M. J. 1977. Phytochemical Investigation of Prosopis glandulosa Stems. Planta Med. Suppl. 32: 244-246. |
| Prunella vulgaris | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |