Experiment 1256787
Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | INHALATION |
| Organism | Phytolacca americana (PHYTOLACCACEAE) |
| Citation | GOLDSTEIN,SW:. (1944). TRENDS IN DRUG THERAPY WITH A NOTE ON PHYTOLACCA.. 116() |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | TWO STUDENTS WERE MILLING POKE ROOT IN THE CELLER OF A SIX STORY BUILDING. THEY WERE SUBJECTED TO ACCIDENTAL INHALATION OF THE DRUG DUST. RESPIRATORY IRRITATION AND GASTROENTERITIS. AND ONE REQUIRED HOPITALIZATION. MORE THAN 25 OCCUPANTS OF THE SAME BUILDING DEVELOPED SIMILAR SYMPTOMS,A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER BEING FORCED TO DISCONTINUE THEIR REGULAR ACTIVITIES FOR SEVERAL DAYS. |
| Number | 3 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Dose expression | CONC USED |
| Extract | ROOT |
| Gender | GIVEN TO BOTH SEXES |