ERGOT has been under active scientific investigation for two generations, and has provided sociological problems for ten centuries; its secrets are now almost all laid bare, and at the moment when ...

Ergot alkaloids are a group of headache medicines that include dihydroergotamine (Migranal, Trudhesa, others) and ergotamine (Cafergot, Ergomar, Ergostat, others). These drugs are used only to ...

But they concluded that the most likely "emotional booster" was ergot — a plant disease caused by a fungus (Claviceps purpurea) that contaminates the rye plant and can have hallucinogenic ...