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Poacea
- Bearded Darnel
- Darnel
- Darnel Rye-grass
- Poison Rye-grass
- zon meshaker
- זוּן מְשַׁכֵּר
- danaqeh دنقة
- dawsar دوسر
- hashishat al-faras حشيشة الفرس
- rwiteh رويطة
- sheilam شيلم
- zawan muskir زوان مسكر
- zawan زوان
Annual
- Cultivated areas (weeds)
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Medicinal Complaints / Uses
Lolium temulentum L.
| System/State | Traditional Complaint/Use |
Activity / Interpretation | Traditional Preparation/ Administration |
Parts Used | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dermatological | Boils |
Anti-Infective | Make poultice from plant grains cooked in little water & mashed; apply to boil after first opening with a lancet |
Seed | Z |
| Musculoskeletal/ Joints | Rheumatism |
Analgesic, Anti-arthritic, Anti-inflammatory | Decoct aerial parts & drink x1 cup as needed. (TOXIC See CAUTIONS.) |
Aerial parts | B |
| Nervous system | Headache |
Analgesic | Decoct aerial parts & drink x1 cup as needed. (TOXIC See CAUTIONS.) |
Aerial parts | B |
| Opthalmic | Cataract |
Visual health | Mix powdered grains + "joreisa" (pods of Onobrychis squamosa) + "habb el-kamh" (wheat grains) + "fadi" (crystallized sugar); apply to cloth soaked with milk from a woman nursing a female infant; apply milk drops to eye. (TOXIC See CAUTIONS) |
Seed | Z |
| Poisoning | Against poisoning; causes diarrhea & removes poisons from body |
Antidote | Grate fruit & eat. (TOXIC See CAUTIONS.) |
Fruit | Z |
Notes
Cautions
1.Lolium temulentum can be toxic due to its common (>80%) infection by an endophytic fungus (Neotyphodium genus ) which produces toxic alkaloids that cause drunken nausea & can be fatal if taken orally. The botanical / latin name, temulentus, "drunk," describes this condition.
2. Z notes in recipes used to treat poisoning that it causes diarrhea.
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