Lindane

Gamma Benzene; Kwell; Scabene

Chemical structure of lindane. Lindane is an insecticide, also known as gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) and benzene hexachloride (BHC). It has an LD50 of 88 mg/kg, is suspected of being a carcinogen and is banned in the U.S. state of California and in 52 countries. There is also a bill in the New York State Assembly and Senate to ban the use of lindane for headlice and limit its use on scabies. Its method of action is via interfering with the GABAa receptor/Cl- channel. It is volatil ...