Chemical Name: β-Sitosterol

CAS Number: 83-46-5

Molecular Formula: C₂₉H₅₀O  

Molecular Weight: 414.71

Purity: 85% to 95%

Appearance: White powder

Applications/Function: β-Sitosterol is one of several phytosterols with chemical structures similar to that of cholesterol. It is widely distributed in the plant kingdom and found in pecans, Serenoa repens (saw palmetto), avocados, Curcurbita pepo (pumpkin seed), Pygeum africanum, cashew fruit, rice bran, wheat germ, corn oils, soybeans, sea-buckthorn and wolfberries.

Alone and in combination with similar phytosterols, β-sitosterol reduces blood levels of cholesterol, and is used in treating hypercholesterolemia.

It shows a positive effect on male hair loss in combination with Saw palmetto.

In Europe, β-sitosterol plays a major role in treatment of herbal therapy of benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), prostatic carcinoma and breast cancer.