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RTECS NUMBER            : VQ1460000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Saponin, from seeds of Madhuca longifolia L.
LAST UPDATED            : 198502
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * MI-Saponin
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 450 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - ulceration or bleeding from small intestine
REFERENCE :
   YKKZAJ Yakugaku Zasshi.  Journal of Pharmacy.  (Nippon Yakugakkai, 2-12-15
   Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan)  No.1-    1881-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 99,612,1979
 
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