Health Concerns of the Ingredient:
Overall Hazard
Developmental &
reproductive toxicity
Allergies & immunotoxicity
About APOCYNUM CANNABINUM (INDIAN HEMP) EXTRACT: Apocynum Cannabinum Root Extract is an extract of the roots of the Indian hemp, Apocynumcannabinum.
Function(s): Not Reported
Synonym(s): APOCYNUM CANNABINUM ROOT EXTRACT, APOCYNUM CANNABINUM EXTRACT; APOCYNUM CANNABINUM, EXT.; EXTRACT OF APOCYNUM CANNABINUM; EXTRACT OF INDIAN HEMP; INDIAN HEMP (APOCYNUM CANNABINUM) EXTRACT; INDIAN HEMP EXTRACT
Use restrictions
Concern |
Reference |
Violation of government restrictions - Banned or found unsafe for use in cosmetics | CosIng |
Data gaps
Concern |
Reference |
12 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical see search results -> | NLM PubMed |
Data Sources
European Commission. 2013. Cosing, the European Commission database with information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. Accessed on March 1, 2013 at http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/cosmetics/cosing/ . |
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov. |
Products Containing the Ingredient
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