*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : GQ7100000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Croton penduliflorus Hutch., seed extract
LAST UPDATED            : 199503
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
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 - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 543 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
REFERENCE :
   IJCREE International Journal of Crude Drug Research.  (Swets & Zeitlinger
   B.V., POB 825, 2160 SZ Lisse, Netherlands)  V.20-    1982-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,173,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Amphibian - frog
DOSE/DURATION           : 49 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
REFERENCE :
   IJCREE International Journal of Crude Drug Research.  (Swets & Zeitlinger
   B.V., POB 825, 2160 SZ Lisse, Netherlands)  V.20-    1982-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,173,1984
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 84 mg/kg/12W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Cardiac - other changes
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - chronic pulmonary edema
   Blood - hemorrhage
REFERENCE :
   DCTODJ Drug and Chemical Toxicology.  (Marcel Dekker, 270 Madison Ave., New
   York, NY 10016) V.1-    1977/78-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,85,1989
 
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