*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : TO1179900 CHEMICAL NAME : Piper longum SUBSTANCE DEFINITION : Powdered fruits from a plant indigenous to India which is used as a stimulant, carminative, vermifuge and emmenogogue REFERENCE : IJEBA6 Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. (Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR, Hillside Rd., New Delhi 110 012, India) V.1- 1963- Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,289,1979 LAST UPDATED : 199506 DATA ITEMS CITED : 2 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug Mutagen Reproductive Effector Natural Product *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE : 210 gm/kg SEX/DURATION : female 21 day(s) pre-mating TOXIC EFFECTS : Reproductive - Fertility - female fertility index (e.g. # females pregnant per # sperm positive females; # females pregnant per # females mated) REFERENCE : IJEBA6 Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. (Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR, Hillside Rd., New Delhi 110 012, India) V.1- 1963- Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,289,1979 ** MUTATION DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : DNA inhibition TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Ascites tumor DOSE/DURATION : 1 mg/L REFERENCE : NUCADQ Nutrition and Cancer. (Franklin Institute Press, POB 2266, Phildelphia, PA 19103) V.1- 1978- Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,251,1988 *** END OF RECORD ***