*** 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 *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** 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 *** END OF RECORD ***