Synonym(s)
Lolium; Ryegrass
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Plant genus from the sweet grass family (Poaceae) with great allergenic potency.
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- In ancient times, Lolium was the name given to the whirling dolphin (the plant is often infested by the endoparasitic fungus Acremonium coenophalium, a relative of the ergot fungus, which produces, among other things, neurotoxic indole alkaloids. As the orbicularis used to grow frequently in cereal fields, the flour was contaminated and symptoms of poisoning with dizziness occurred (see below). ergotism).
- Pollen fly between May and July. Size of the pollen: 22-38 µm. The allergens of pollen are the proteins lol p 1 to p 5, p 10 and p 11.
- Cross allergies with the pollen of all other grasses (see below grass pollen and cereal pollen) are possible.
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer