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Our undergrad bio labs want to make an extract of Bittersweet Nightshade 
(Solamun dulcamara) for use in the labs. I can't find any MSDSs for the 
extracts, but have found that there are 2 substances of concern, mostly 
for ingestion: dulcamarine (an "amorphous glucoside", provides the 
bittersweet taste) and solanine (an alkaloid, a CNS narcotic).

Other than treating this extract as an OSHA "Particularly Hazardous 
Chemical", does anyone have more specific safety info or guidelines?


Kim Auletta
Lab Safety Specialist
Stony Brook University
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