Antifungal constituents, 2-isopropenyl-4-methyl-1-oxa-cyclopenta[b]anthracene-5,10-dione and (+)-4-(2'-hydroxy-3'-methylbut-3'-enyloxy)-8H-[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-h]chromen-8-one in addition to known compounds imperatorin, beta-sitosterol, plumbagin, 1-methyl-2-(3'-methyl-but-2'-enyloxy)-anthraquinone, beta-sitosterol glucoside, stigmasterol, vanillin and salicin were isolated during phytochemical inv...

While dihydrocholesterol lowered total plasma cholesterol in the rabbit, it did not promote the regression of either the aorta lipid fractions or plaque areas in atherosclerotic animals. A comparative study of the toxicities of /3-sitosterol and dihydrocholesterol disclosed that dihydrocholesterol, fed for a 7 month period, resulted in aorta plaque formation and caused the development of liver ...

The oral administration of large amounts of sitosterol to patients with coronary atherosclerosis has resulted in statistically significant decrease in serum cholesterol in one half of the trial periods. However, because of the fluctuation of the serum cholesterol that occurs in patients with coronary atherosclerosis, further study will be necessary to demonstrate that the decrease in serum chol...

Several phytosterols, stigmasterol, campesterol and ƒÀ-sitosterol, were shown to have potent anti-complementary activities. Stigmasterol was the most potent. A marked consumption of C4 was observed to have occurred when serum was incubated with these phytosterols, and ƒÀ-sitosterol and stigmasterol showed higher C4 consumption than campesterol. After the incubation of serum with these phytoster...

In effect, beta-sitosterol acts as a potent dietary cholesterol blocker. A significant body of clinical evidence has demonstrated its cholesterol-lowering effects. In a 2005 study, researchers gave 29 individuals with high cholesterol (40-80 years old, average age = 55; 14 with type 2 diabetes) an edible beta-sitosterol spread.20 Both diabetic and non-diabetic patients experienced a greater red...

While dihydrocholesterol lowered total plasma cholesterol in the rabbit, it did not promote the regression of either the aorta lipid fractions or plaque areas in atherosclerotic animals. A comparative study of the toxicities of /3-sitosterol and dihydrocholesterol disclosed that dihydrocholesterol, fed for a 7 month period, resulted in aorta plaque formation and caused the development of liver ...

The essential oil of Salvia aegyptiaca was analysed by GC/ MS technique. Eighteen compounds were identified. It was found that the essential oil comprises 40% terpenoidal constituents, opposite to 32% fat derivatives. The major terpenoidal component was 1(10)aristolene (19.3%). From the non-volatile matter, β-amyrin, lupeol, β-sitosterol, stigmasterol, β-sitosterol-β-D-glucopyranoside and stigm...