*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : ZH5784200
CHEMICAL NAME           : Zingiber officinale Roscoe, rhizome extract
SUBSTANCE DEFINITION :
   Plant belonging to the family Zingiberaceae
REFERENCE :
   JOETD7 Journal of Ethnopharmacology.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1979-
LAST UPDATED            : 199506
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Mutagen
                          Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ginger extract
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 3 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - body temperature increase
REFERENCE :
   JOETD7 Journal of Ethnopharmacology.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1979-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   27,129,1989
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   CALEDQ Cancer Letters (Shannon, Ireland).  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1975- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   36,221,1987
 
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
 
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