*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : GE5939020
CHEMICAL NAME           : Cissus quadrangularis Linn., extract
SUBSTANCE DEFINITION :
   Plant belonging to the family Vitaceae
REFERENCE :
   INJPD2 Indian Journal of Pharmacology.  (Dept. of Pharmacology, Baranas
   Hindu Univ., Varanasi 221 005, India)  V.1-    1968(?)-
LAST UPDATED            : 199609
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Asthishrinkhala, plant extract
   * Hadjor extract
   * Harjor, plant extract
   * Vajravalli, plant extract
   * Vitis quadrangularis, plant extract
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 4 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   INJPD2 Indian Journal of Pharmacology.  (Dept. of Pharmacology, Baranas
   Hindu Univ., Varanasi 221 005, India)  V.1-    1968(?)-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,162,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 681 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - urine volume increased
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: 18,594,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 15500 ug/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:
   7,46,1983
 
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