*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : WX1277000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Taxus baccata Linn., extract
SUBSTANCE DEFINITION :
   Plant belonging to the family Taxaceae
REFERENCE :
   IJMRAQ Indian Journal of Medical Research.  (Indian Council of Medical
   Research, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110 029, India)  V.1-    1913-
LAST UPDATED            : 199707
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Reproductive Effector
                          Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Birmi, extract
   * Dingsablch, extract
   * Kash, extract
   * Taxus wallichiana Zucc., extract
   * Zarnab
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 700 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
REFERENCE :
   THERAP Therapie.  (Doin, Editeurs, 8, Place de l'Odeon, F-75006 Paris,
   France)  V.1-    1946-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,1021,1964
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   IJPPAZ Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology.  (All India Institute
   of Medical Sciences, Dept. of Physiology, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110 029,
   India)  V.1-    1957-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,P36,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 750 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
   Cardiac - pulse rate increase, without fall in BP
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
REFERENCE :
   ZGEMAZ Zeitschrift fuer die Gesamte Experimentelle Medizin.  (Berlin, Fed.
   Rep. Ger.)  V.1-139, 1913-65.  For publisher information, see REXMAS.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,310,1922
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 250 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 1-5 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - pre-implantation mortality (e.g. reduction in
   number of implants per female; total number of implants per corpora lutea)
REFERENCE :
   IJMRAQ Indian Journal of Medical Research.  (Indian Council of Medical
   Research, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110 029, India)  V.1-    1913-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 60,159,1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE                    : 200 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 1 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - other measures of fertility
REFERENCE :
   JRPFA4 Journal of Reproduction and Fertility.  (Biochemical Soc. Book Depot,
   POB 32, Commerce Way, Colchester, Essex CO2 8HP, UK)  V.1-    1960-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,151,1970
 
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