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Ergot of Rye - I: Introduction and History ... Ergot of Rye is a plant disease that is caused by the fungus Claviceps purpurea. The so-called ergot that replaces the grain of the rye is a dark, purplish sclerotium (Figs. 1a-b), from which the sexual stage (Fig.
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www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/wong/BOT135/LECT12.HTM
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Years and years ago, when I was a little kid, I had read about the French case of ergot poisoning, and I made the connection between the two." ; "The curious thing is that I went back recently to take a look at that reference and the author doesn't use the word hallucination at all.
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www.hbci.com/~wenonah/history/ergot.htm
www.hbci.com/~wenonah/history/ergot.htm
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Thuillier noticed in a field of rye the ergot, or cockspurs (picture at right) as the farmers called them, growing in place of grain on some heads of rye. Farmers considered these cockspurs to be harmless. ... The peasants were eating the ergot rye flour in the form of bread. Thuillier also noticed that in years that...
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www.plant.uga.edu/labrat/ergot.htm
www.plant.uga.edu/labrat/ergot.htm
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Rye ergot and witches, more widespread than we thought ... In 1976 Linnda Caporael offered the first evidence that the Salem witch trials followed an outbreak of rye ergot. Ergot is a fungus blight that forms hallucinogenic drugs in bread. Its victims can appear bewitched when they're actually stoned.
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www.uh.edu/engines/epi1037.htm
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Article by Tom Vork on this species which is a plant parasite commonly found on grains of rye and the cause of ergotism when ingested by humans and other animals. ... Ergotism is caused by the chemicals in the fungus called ergot (pronounced AIR-got). Consumption of foods contaminated with ergot and ergot derivatives may...
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botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/oct99.html
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Ergot is a disease of cereals that has had considerable historical impact. The fungus produces toxins that cause ergotism in animals, including humans. ... Ergot is caused by Claviceps purpurea. This fungus, an ascomycete, forms sclerotia, ascospores and conidia. The sclerotia vary in size (2-20 millimeters long),
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pnw-ag.wsu.edu/smallgrains/Ergot.html
pnw-ag.wsu.edu/smallgrains/Ergot.html
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Ergot thrives in a cool, wet growing and harvesting season and even today small amounts of ergot are to be found in rye crops. And where records are available, it seems that the worst witch hunts occurred, following these weather conditions.
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www.hulford.co.uk/ergot.html
www.hulford.co.uk/ergot.html
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Definition of ergot in the Medical Dictionary. ergot explanation. Information about ergot in Free online English dictionary. What is ergot? Meaning of ergot medical term. What does ergot mean? ... Ergot contains ergot alkaloids, the agents responsible for what was known as St. Anthony's fire in people who consumed...
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medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/ergot
medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/ergot
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