paspalum distichum/tremor

The dried ethanol extract of the husk of the grain of Paspalum scrobiculatum produced tranquillization and tremors in various species of animals. It potentiated the effect of hexobarbitone in mice, produced hypothermia in mice and rats and enhanced leptazol toxicity in rats. Amphetamine

This is the first reported outbreak of paspalum staggers in cattle following ingestion of Paspalum distichum (L) infected by Claviceps paspali in South Africa. A day after starting to graze on an ergotised paspalum field, 43 animals exhibited various degrees of generalised tremors and ataxia. Four