*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : QH6845000 CHEMICAL NAME : Myrtus communis Linn., aerial parts extract SUBSTANCE DEFINITION : Plant belonging to the family Myrtaceae REFERENCE : JOETD7 Journal of Ethnopharmacology. (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1979- Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,163,1989 LAST UPDATED : 199506 DATA ITEMS CITED : 1 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug Natural Product *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 444 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : JOETD7 Journal of Ethnopharmacology. (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1979- Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,163,1989 *** END OF RECORD ***