*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : NY6572500
CHEMICAL NAME           : Jatropha curcas L., seed extract
LAST UPDATED            : 198809
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Physic nut, extract
   * Purging nut, extract
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
   Gastrointestinal - ulceration or bleeding from large intestine
   Blood - change in clotting factors
REFERENCE :
   HUTODJ Human Toxicology.  (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills, Basingstoke,
   Hants., RG 21 2XS, UK) V.1-    1981-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,269,1986
 
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