*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : NZ7450000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Karwinskia humboldtiana, fruit
SUBSTANCE DEFINITION :
   A poisonous shrub of the Rhamnaceae family found in the semi-desert areas of
   north and central America
REFERENCE :
   TOXIA6 Toxicon.  (Pergamon Press Ltd., Headington Hill Hall, Oxford OX3 OBW,
   UK)  V.1-    1962-
LAST UPDATED            : 199506
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Buckthorn fruit
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
   Blood - hemorrhage
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   TOXIA6 Toxicon.  (Pergamon Press Ltd., Headington Hill Hall, Oxford OX3 OBW,
   UK)  V.1-    1962-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,1091,1986
 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***