*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : LY9520000 CHEMICAL NAME : Ginkgo biloba L., root extract LAST UPDATED : 199807 DATA ITEMS CITED : 2 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Human Natural Product SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Yajiaotong *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - man DOSE/DURATION : 8 mg/kg/1W-I TOXIC EFFECTS : Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - hemorrhage Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - corneal damage REFERENCE : NEJMAG New England Journal of Medicine. (Massachusetts Medical Soc., 10 Shattuck St., Boston, MA 02115) V.198- 1928- Volume(issue)/page/year: 336,1108,1997 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 162 gm/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : CTYAD8 Zhongcaoyao. Chinese Traditional and Herbal Medicine. (China International Book Trading Corp., POB 2820, Beijing, Peop. Rep. China) V.11- 1980- Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,22,1989 *** END OF RECORD ***