*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : TP2514000 CHEMICAL NAME : Platycodin SUBSTANCE DEFINITION : A saponin fraction isolated from Platycodi radix, the roots of Platycodon grandiflorum A. 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(?)- LAST UPDATED : 199506 DATA ITEMS CITED : 5 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Crude platycodin *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : >800 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression REFERENCE : YKKZAJ Yakugaku Zasshi. Journal of Pharmacy. (Nippon Yakugakkai, 2-12-15 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan) No.1- 1881- Volume(issue)/page/year: 92,951,1972 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 14 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression REFERENCE : YKKZAJ Yakugaku Zasshi. Journal of Pharmacy. (Nippon Yakugakkai, 2-12-15 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan) No.1- 1881- Volume(issue)/page/year: 92,951,1972 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 420 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation 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: 19(3),164,1975 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 22 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation 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: 19(3),164,1975 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig DOSE/DURATION : 23 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression REFERENCE : YKKZAJ Yakugaku Zasshi. Journal of Pharmacy. (Nippon Yakugakkai, 2-12-15 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan) No.1- 1881- Volume(issue)/page/year: 92,951,1972 *** END OF RECORD ***