*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : AQ2997900 CHEMICAL NAME : Achyranthes aspera Linn., extract excluding roots LAST UPDATED : 198910 DATA ITEMS CITED : 2 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Reproductive Effector Natural Product *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE : 250 mg/kg SEX/DURATION : female 1-5 day(s) after conception TOXIC EFFECTS : Reproductive - Fertility - pre-implantation mortality (e.g. reduction in number of implants per female; total number of implants per corpora lutea) REFERENCE : PLMEAA Planta Medica. (Georg Thieme Verlag, Postfach 732, D-7000 Stuttgart 1, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1953- Volume(issue)/page/year: 52,231,1986 TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE : 18750 ug/kg SEX/DURATION : female 5 day(s) pre-mating TOXIC EFFECTS : Reproductive - Maternal Effects - uterus, cervix, vagina REFERENCE : PLMEAA Planta Medica. (Georg Thieme Verlag, Postfach 732, D-7000 Stuttgart 1, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1953- Volume(issue)/page/year: 52,231,1986 *** END OF RECORD ***