*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : LX9250000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Gelsemium
SUBSTANCE DEFINITION :
   Constituents include gelsemic acid which is 7-hydroxy-6-methoxycoumarin, and
   alkaloids like gelsemine, sempervirine, gelsemidine, gelsemoidine and
   gelsemicine
REFERENCE :
   DUSA** "Dispensatory of the United States of America," 24th ed., Osol, A.
   and G.E. Farrar, Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott Co., 1947
LAST UPDATED            : 199506
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Human
                          Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Wild woodbine
   * Yellow jasmine
   * Yellow jessamine
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - child
DOSE/DURATION           : 7400 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - mydriasis (pupillary dilation)
   Behavioral - hallucinations, distorted perceptions
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
REFERENCE :
   DUSA** "Dispensatory of the United States of America," 24th ed., Osol, A.
   and G.E. Farrar, Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott Co., 1947
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,497,1947
 
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