Identification

Namephytolacca americana root
IUPACphytolacca americana l. root
CAS Number84961-56-8
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Regulatory

Physical Properties

Food Chemicals Codex Listed No

No sensory data available

Safety Information

Oral/Parenteral ToxicityNot determined
Dermal ToxicityNot determined
Inhalation ToxicityNot determined

GHS Classification

['GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS)', 'GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements']

Safety in Use

Categoryinformation only not used for fragrances or flavors
Recommendation for phytolacca americana root usage levels up tonot for fragrance use.
Recommendation for phytolacca americana root flavor usage levels up tonot for flavor use.

No supplier data available

Potential Uses

None Found

Natural Occurrence

pokeweed root

Synonyms

chui xu shang lu root garget root phytolacca decandra root pigeon-berry root pocan root virginia poke root poke weed root pokeweed root scoke root PubMed: [Preliminary analysis of manganese uptake mechanism in the hyperaccumulator Phytolacca americana L]. PubMed: Fungal inoculation and elevated CO2 mediate growth of Lolium mutiforum and Phytolacca americana, metal uptake, and metal bioavailability in metal-contaminated soil: evidence from DGT measurement. PubMed: [Prevention and control of invaded plant Phytolacca americana in sandy coastal shelter forests]. PubMed: The effects of copper, manganese and zinc on plant growth and elemental accumulation in the manganese-hyperaccumulator Phytolacca americana. PubMed: Elevated CO2 increases Cs uptake and alters microbial communities and biomass in the rhizosphere of Phytolacca americana Linn (pokeweed) and Amaranthus cruentus L. (purple amaranth) grown on soils spiked with various levels of Cs. PubMed: Subcellular distribution and chemical forms of cadmium in Phytolacca americana L. PubMed: [Effects of manganese on antioxidant system of manganese-hyperaccumulator Phytolacca americana L.]. PubMed: Cadmium accumulation and distribution in populations of Phytolacca americana L. and the role of transpiration. PubMed: Phytotoxicity of Phytolacca americana leaf extracts on the growth, and physiological response of Cassia mimosoides. PubMed: Trigeminal P2X3 receptor expression differs from dorsal root ganglion and is modulated by deep tissue inflammation. PubMed: alpha-Spinasterol isolated from the root of Phytolacca americana and its pharmacological property on diabetic nephropathy. PubMed: Exudation of fluorescent beta-carbolines from Oxalis tuberosa L roots. PubMed: Isolation and characterization of a novel ribosome-inactivating protein from root cultures of pokeweed and its mechanism of secretion from roots. PubMed: The Arabidopsis mutant cev1 has constitutively active jasmonate and ethylene signal pathways and enhanced resistance to pathogens. PubMed: A contribution to the chemistry and toxicology of the root of Phytolacca americana, L.