*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : EC9731000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Boerhaavia diffusa Linn., extract
SUBSTANCE DEFINITION :
   Plant belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae
REFERENCE :
   JOETD7 Journal of Ethnopharmacology.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1979-
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Boerhaavia procumbens Roxb.
   * Boerhaavia repens L.
   * Punarnava
 
                       *** 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           : 3400 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   INDRBA Indian Drugs.  (Indian Drugs Manufacturers' Assoc., 102B, Poonam
   Chambers, Dr. A. B. Rd., Worli, Bombay 400 018, India)  V.1-    1963-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,10,1988
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >2 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JOETD7 Journal of Ethnopharmacology.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1979-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   31,299,1991
 
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