*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : KB0270000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ephedra herba, extract
LAST UPDATED            : 198509
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 3500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - lacrimation
   Behavioral - ataxia
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   KSRNAM Kiso to Rinsho.  Clinical Report.  (Yubunsha Co., Ltd., 1-5, Kanda
   Suda-Cho, Chiyoda-ku, KS Bldg., Tokyo 101, Japan)  V.1-    1960-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,2125,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 4350 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - lacrimation
   Behavioral - ataxia
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   KSRNAM Kiso to Rinsho.  Clinical Report.  (Yubunsha Co., Ltd., 1-5, Kanda
   Suda-Cho, Chiyoda-ku, KS Bldg., Tokyo 101, Japan)  V.1-    1960-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,2125,1978
 
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