*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DR9820400
CHEMICAL NAME           : Berberis vulgaris L., root extract
SUBSTANCE DEFINITION :
   Plant extract containing 80% berbamine and 3 unidentified isoquinoline
   alkaloids
REFERENCE :
   EKMMA8 Eksperimentalna Meditsina i Morfologiya.  (Hemus, Blvd. Russki 6,
   Sofia, Bulgaria) V.1-    1962-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 24(2),41,1985
LAST UPDATED            : 199506
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Natural Product
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1280 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   EKMMA8 Eksperimentalna Meditsina i Morfologiya.  (Hemus, Blvd. Russki 6,
   Sofia, Bulgaria) V.1-    1962-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 24(2),41,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 347 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   EKMMA8 Eksperimentalna Meditsina i Morfologiya.  (Hemus, Blvd. Russki 6,
   Sofia, Bulgaria) V.1-    1962-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 24(2),41,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 520 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   EKMMA8 Eksperimentalna Meditsina i Morfologiya.  (Hemus, Blvd. Russki 6,
   Sofia, Bulgaria) V.1-    1962-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 24(2),41,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 72500 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   EKMMA8 Eksperimentalna Meditsina i Morfologiya.  (Hemus, Blvd. Russki 6,
   Sofia, Bulgaria) V.1-    1962-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 24(2),41,1985
 
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