*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : RT8430000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Panacis japonici, rhizome extract
LAST UPDATED            : 198404
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Panax japonicum C.A. Meyer, rhizome extract
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 733 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
   CPBTAL Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin.  (Japan Pub. Trading Co., USA,
   1255 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94103)  V.6-    1958-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,1017,1977
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 365 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
   CPBTAL Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin.  (Japan Pub. Trading Co., USA,
   1255 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94103)  V.6-    1958-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,1017,1977
 
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