*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : TP9055000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Pogestemon plactranthoides, petroleum ether extract
SUBSTANCE DEFINITION :
   Isolated from the plant Pogestemon plactranthoides and contains straight
   chain aliphatic hydrocarbon C19-H40 and three sterols beta-sitosterol,
   stigmasterol and campesterol
REFERENCE :
   JICSAH Journal of the Indian Chemical Society.  (Indian Chemical Soc., 92,
   Acharya Prafulla Chandra Rd., Calcutta 700009, India)  V.5-     1928-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 55,422,1978
LAST UPDATED            : 199506
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION           : 550 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Brain and Coverings - recordings from specific areas of CNS
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
REFERENCE :
   JICSAH Journal of the Indian Chemical Society.  (Indian Chemical Soc., 92,
   Acharya Prafulla Chandra Rd., Calcutta 700009, India)  V.5-     1928-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 55,422,1978
 
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