*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : RX7000000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Peganum harmala L., extract
SUBSTANCE DEFINITION :
   Plant belonging to the family Zygophyllaceae
REFERENCE :
   YAHOA3 Yakhak Hoe Chi.  Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society.  (Taehan
   Yakkakhoe, c/o College of Pharmacy, Seoul National Univ., Seoul 151, S.
   Korea)  V.1-    1956(?)-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,141,1977
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Reproductive Effector
                          Natural Product
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   YAHOA3 Yakhak Hoe Chi.  Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society.  (Taehan
   Yakkakhoe, c/o College of Pharmacy, Seoul National Univ., Seoul 151, S.
   Korea)  V.1-    1956(?)-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,141,1977
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 102 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 30 day(s) pre-mating
                          female 1-21 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
   resorbed implants per total number of implants)
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetal death
REFERENCE :
   JOETD7 Journal of Ethnopharmacology.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1979-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   27,319,1989
 
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