Linn.Family: Gramineae; Poaceae.
Habitat: The Western Himalayas, Punjab and Upper Gangetic Plain.
English: Darnel, Taumelloolch.Ayurvedic: Mochani.Folk: Mostaki, Visha-ghaasa (Bihar).Action: Sedative.
The overground parts of the grass gave alkaloids—loline and perloline. The caryopses of the plant contain volatile alkaloids—N-acetylloline, N- formylloline and N-acetylnorloline.Loline dihydrochloride did not show CNS toxicity.
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