*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : NG9500000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Hymenoxys odorata, ground plant less roots
SUBSTANCE DEFINITION :
   Plant belonging to the family Compositae (sunflower)
REFERENCE :
   SOVEA7 Southwestern Veterinarian.  (College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A
   & M Univ., College Station, TX 77843)  V.1-    1948-
LAST UPDATED            : 199506
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Bitter rubberweed
   * Bitterweed
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - domestic
DOSE/DURATION           : 2900 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Olfaction) - effect, not otherwise
   specified
   Behavioral - food intake (animal)
   Cardiac - pulse rate increase, without fall in BP
REFERENCE :
   SOVEA7 Southwestern Veterinarian.  (College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A
   & M Univ., College Station, TX 77843)  V.1-    1948-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,287,1973
 
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