| ergot |
the diseases of cereals, grasses and sedges, caused by species of Claviceps; eg. ergot of cereals and grasses caused by Claviceps purpurea (Fr.) Tul.; also the term referring to the sclerotium of these fungi formed in infected plants (eg. the ergot of C. purpurea).
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| ergot |
A disease of cereal plants (rye, wheat, etc.) caused by the fungus Claviceps purpurea, this fungus produces toxic alkaloids that, if ingested, cause symptoms such as hallucinations, severe gastrointestinal upset, a burning sensation in the limbs and extremities (St. Anthony's Fire) and a form of gangrene.
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| ergotamine |
a 3-amino acid cyclopeptide derivative of lysergic acid from Claviceps purpurea sclerotia; ergotamine tartrate is used to manage migraine by causing vasoconstriction of cranial arterioles, thereby reducing the pulsation pressure and attendant headache.
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| ergotism |
ergot poisoning, of two main types in man: the gangrenous and the convulsive; historically known as `St. Antony's Fire'.
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| ergotamine |
A drug originally derived from the ergot fungus that constricts blood vessels and has been used since the 1920's to treat migraine headaches.
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