Active principal of Lathyrus sativa is -: (A) Pyrrolizidine, (B) Sanguinarine, (C) BOAA, (D) Jhunjhunia
Answer is C. The toxin present in lathyrus seeds is beta oxalyl amino alanine(BOAA)REF.PARK'S TEXTBOOK OF PREVENTIVE AND SOCIAL MEDICINE.Editon-21.Page no.-596.