*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : BC9486900
CHEMICAL NAME           : Alpinia galanga Willd., oil extract
SUBSTANCE DEFINITION :
   Oil extracted from Perennial herb belonging to the family Zingiberaceae and
   containing 48% methyl cinnamate, 20 to 30% cineol, and small quantities of
   camphor and d-pinene
REFERENCE :
   ANTCAO Antibiotics and Chemotherapy (Washington, DC).  (Washington, DC)
   V.1-12, 1951-62.  For publisher information, see CLMEA3.
LAST UPDATED            : 199506
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Alpinia galanga oil
   * Essential oil of Alpinia galanga Willd.
   * Oil of Alpinia galanga Willd.
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 670 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - tetany
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
REFERENCE :
   ANTCAO Antibiotics and Chemotherapy (Washington, DC).  (Washington, DC)
   V.1-12, 1951-62.  For publisher information, see CLMEA3.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,378,1957
 
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