Beta-Sitosterol

Phytosterols are a kind of functional ingredients that exist in a free state or in a state combined with fatty acids and sugars. They are widely present in the cell membranes of various plants such as vegetables and fruits. They belong to plant steroid compounds. The main components of phytosterols include sitosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol, rapeseed sterol and corresponding alkanols. They are an active ingredient in plants and have many benefits for human health. Studies have found that phytosterols have the effects of lowering blood cholesterol, preventing and treating prostate hypertrophy, inhibiting tumors, inhibiting breast hyperplasia and regulating immunity.