*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AQ2990000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Achyranthes aspera Linn., chloroform-soluble basic
                          fraction
SUBSTANCE DEFINITION :
   Plant belonging to the family Amaranthaceae
REFERENCE :
   IJPAAO Indian Journal of Pharmacy.  (Bombay, India)  V.1-40(1), 1939-78. For
   publisher information, see IJSIDW.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,285,1967
LAST UPDATED            : 199506
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 250 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - rigidity (including catalepsy)
   Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
   Skin and Appendages - hair
REFERENCE :
   IJPAAO Indian Journal of Pharmacy.  (Bombay, India)  V.1-40(1), 1939-78. For
   publisher information, see IJSIDW.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,285,1967
 
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