PlainPill

Beta-Sitosterol

The short answer. There isn't much data on Beta-Sitosterol yet — 4 mentions, 0 with a clear outcome — so treat these numbers as anecdotal. It is well studied — 22 meta-analyses on PubMed.

What users report
0%helped0 reports · few reports
0 helped0 mixed0 didn't help

From 4 mentions in total — the rest didn't say how it went and aren't counted.

Clinical research
AStrong research base
22
meta-analyses
61
RCTs
5,493
papers

What Beta-Sitosterol does, according to users

Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.

betterno changeworse

What the research says

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.

AStrong research base

3+ meta-analyses or systematic reviews and 10+ randomized controlled trials in humans. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.

Phytomedicine · 2026 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Efficacy and mechanisms of Xiangsha Liujunzi Decoction for gastroesophageal reflux disease: A study integrating meta-analysis, network pharmacology and molecular docking

Conclusion: XSLJZD may improve RE symptoms as an adjunctive therapy, but the evidence is low in certainty. The proposed anti-inflammatory and apoptotic mechanisms are computationally derived. High-quality trials and experimental validation are needed to confirm efficacy and mechanisms of action.

PubMed 41506102 ↗
BMJ Clin Evid · 2011 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Benign prostatic hyperplasia and male lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS)

Conclusion: In this systematic review we present information relating to the effectiveness and safety of the following interventions: 5 alpha-reductase inhibitors, alpha-blockers, beta-sitosterol plant extract, Pygeum africanum, rye grass pollen extract, saw palmetto plant extracts, transurethral electrovaporisation, transurethral Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate, transurethral microwave thermotherapy, transurethral needle ablation, and transurethral resection (including transurethral resection versus transurethral incision, and transurethral resection versus visual laser ablation/laser vaporisat

PubMed 21871136 ↗

Dosage people report

As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.

No doses stated in the reports so far.

Reported side effects

How often each side effect came up across all reports.

No side effects reported so far.

What users say

First-hand experiences, quoted verbatim. We show one positive and one negative where both exist.

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