May cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, weakness, itching, cold skin, thirst, tingling sensations, and severe muscle cramps; also may cause severe rebound headaches.
Ergot alkaloids are derived from a fungus, Claviceps purpurea, which grows primarily on rye grain. The fungus forms a hard blackish body known as a sclerotium, which contains alkaloid compounds that can be used to treat migraine headache.
Some alkaloids are poisonous. Ergot alkaloids can be toxic sometimes (and not just hallucinogenic). Other alkaloidal substances can be more benign.
Allan M. Goodeve has written: 'An investigation of the biosynthesis of ergot alkaloids'
Ergot is a type of fungus that grows on rye and some closely related plants. It produces highly toxic alkaloids, making food from infected crops very dangerous to eat!
Abortive medications include triptans, ergot alkaloids, NSAIDs, combination analgesics, and antiemetics.
ergot poisoning. Symptoms include headache, muscle pain, numbness, coldness, and unusually pale fingers and toes. If not treated, the condition can lead to gangrene (tissue death).
As 'skunk' weed contains a higher concentration of active alkaloids, specifically THC, there is an increased risk of psychosis amongst users. Other side-effects commonly affiliated with skunk include short-term memory loss, repository problems and issues with concentration and focus.
high-dosage intravenous injections of alkaloids isolated from fritillaria produced pupil dilation, tremor, slowing of the heart rate, and lowered blood pressure in human subjects.
Some effects of Nightshade plants/ vegetables (which contains substance called alkaloids) are as follows: digestive and nervous system malfunction and swollen.
Ergot is actually a specific genus of fungi called Claviceps. The most prominent member of genus Claviceps is Claviceps purpurea. Ergot grows on rye and related plants and produces a powerful hallucinogenic toxin called ergotamine, a precursor to LSD.
I think the explanation is: Ergot is a fungus the grows on grains, so maybe if you ate spoiled grain it could have had ergot on it?
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