*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : QQ8900000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Niaara, bark juice
SUBSTANCE DEFINITION :
   An arrow poison from Columbia, South America from the bark juice of the tree
   Ogcodeia ternstroemiiflora Midbr.
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 93,223,1948
LAST UPDATED            : 199506
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : 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           : 1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
   Cardiac - pulse rate
   Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 93,223,1948
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
   Cardiac - pulse rate
   Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 93,223,1948
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - cat
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
   Cardiac - pulse rate
   Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 93,223,1948
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 80 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
   Cardiac - pulse rate
   Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 93,223,1948
 
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