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Product Name: Oil of myrtle
Molecular Formula: Unspecified
Synonyms of Oil of myrtle (CAS NO.8008-46-6): Essential oil from myrtle ; Myrtle oil ; Myrtus communis oil ; Oils, myrtle
CAS NO: 8008-46-6
Classification Code: Natural Product ; Skin / Eye Irritant ; TSCA UVCB
Organism | Test Type | Route | Reported Dose (Normalized Dose) | Effect | Source |
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guinea pig | LD50 | skin | > 5gm/kg (5000mg/kg) | Food and Chemical Toxicology. Vol. 21, Pg. 869, 1983. | |
mouse | LD50 | oral | 2230mg/kg (2230mg/kg) | BEHAVIORAL: TREMOR BEHAVIORAL: CHANGES IN MOTOR ACTIVITY (SPECIFIC ASSAY) SKIN AND APPENDAGES (SKIN): HAIR: OTHER | Toxicology. Vol. 12, Pg. 335, 1979. |
rat | LD50 | oral | 3800mg/kg (3800mg/kg) | BEHAVIORAL: SOMNOLENCE (GENERAL DEPRESSED ACTIVITY) | Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. Vol. 45, Pg. 264, 1978. |
Reported in EPA TSCA Inventory.
Moderately toxic by ingestion. A skin irritant. When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes.