*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : DR9820400 CHEMICAL NAME : Berberis vulgaris L., root extract SUBSTANCE DEFINITION : Plant extract containing 80% berbamine and 3 unidentified isoquinoline alkaloids REFERENCE : EKMMA8 Eksperimentalna Meditsina i Morfologiya. (Hemus, Blvd. Russki 6, Sofia, Bulgaria) V.1- 1962- Volume(issue)/page/year: 24(2),41,1985 LAST UPDATED : 199506 DATA ITEMS CITED : 4 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug Natural Product *** 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 : 1280 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : EKMMA8 Eksperimentalna Meditsina i Morfologiya. (Hemus, Blvd. Russki 6, Sofia, Bulgaria) V.1- 1962- Volume(issue)/page/year: 24(2),41,1985 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 347 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : EKMMA8 Eksperimentalna Meditsina i Morfologiya. (Hemus, Blvd. Russki 6, Sofia, Bulgaria) V.1- 1962- Volume(issue)/page/year: 24(2),41,1985 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 520 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : EKMMA8 Eksperimentalna Meditsina i Morfologiya. (Hemus, Blvd. Russki 6, Sofia, Bulgaria) V.1- 1962- Volume(issue)/page/year: 24(2),41,1985 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 72500 ug/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : EKMMA8 Eksperimentalna Meditsina i Morfologiya. (Hemus, Blvd. Russki 6, Sofia, Bulgaria) V.1- 1962- Volume(issue)/page/year: 24(2),41,1985 *** END OF RECORD ***