*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AQ2997980
CHEMICAL NAME           : Achyranthes aspera Linn., root extract
SUBSTANCE DEFINITION :
   Plant belonging to the family Amaranthaceae
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-
LAST UPDATED            : 199506
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Chirchira
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 7160 mg/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: 9,185,1965
 
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