*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : RT8550000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Panax notoginseng (burk)F.H. Chen, root extract
LAST UPDATED            : 199503
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 836 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
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: 15,514,1984
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 750 mg/kg/15D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - other changes
   Biochemical - Metabolism (Intermediary) - glycolytic
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: 14,460,1983
 
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