*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : VM1170000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Rubus ellipticus Smith, extract excluding roots
SUBSTANCE DEFINITION :
   Plant belonging to the family Rosaceae
REFERENCE :
   IJEBA6 Indian Journal of Experimental Biology.  (Publications & Information
   Directorate, CSIR, Hillside Rd., New Delhi 110 012, India)  V.1-    1963-
LAST UPDATED            : 199506
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Reproductive Effector
                          Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Hinsalu
   * Zardanchu
 
                       *** 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           : 1200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
REFERENCE :
   IJSIDW Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences.  (Kalina, Santa Cruz
   (East), Bombay 400 029, India)  V.40(2)-    1978-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   52,174,1990
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   IJCREE International Journal of Crude Drug Research.  (Swets & Zeitlinger
   B.V., POB 825, 2160 SZ Lisse, Netherlands)  V.20-    1982-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,183,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - body temperature decrease
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: 9,91,1971
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 350 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 1-7 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - pre-implantation mortality (e.g. reduction in
   number of implants per female; total number of implants per corpora lutea)
REFERENCE :
   IJCREE International Journal of Crude Drug Research.  (Swets & Zeitlinger
   B.V., POB 825, 2160 SZ Lisse, Netherlands)  V.20-    1982-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,183,1983
 
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