*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : XQ3755000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Tinospora bakis Miers, total alkaloids
SUBSTANCE DEFINITION :
   Plant belonging to the family Menispermaceae
REFERENCE :
   JOETD7 Journal of Ethnopharmacology.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1979-
LAST UPDATED            : 199506
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Cocculus bakis, total alkaloids
   * Indian quinine
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
   Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
   Liver - fatty liver degeneration
REFERENCE :
   JOETD7 Journal of Ethnopharmacology.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1979-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   7,37,1983
 
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