*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : AQ2997980 CHEMICAL NAME : Achyranthes aspera Linn., root extract SUBSTANCE DEFINITION : Plant belonging to the family Amaranthaceae REFERENCE : IJPPAZ Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. (All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Dept. of Physiology, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110 029, India) V.1- 1957- LAST UPDATED : 199506 DATA ITEMS CITED : 1 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Natural Product SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Chirchira *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 7160 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : IJPPAZ Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. (All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Dept. of Physiology, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110 029, India) V.1- 1957- Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,185,1965 *** END OF RECORD ***