A group of fungi of the genus Claviceps.
A fungus that infects various cereal plants forming compact black masses of branching filaments that replace many grains of the plant; source of medicinally important alkaloids and of lysergic acid.
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A fungus of the genus Claviceps which grows on rye and similar plants.
1 Italian mothers received an injection of the ergot derivative ergotamine after delivery.
2 The opium poppy and ergot , a lysergic-acid producing fungus.
3 Objective: Serotonergic appetite suppressants and ergot - derived dopamine agonists have been associated with drug-induced valvular heart disease.
4 The frequence with which ergot should be so administered depends on the results and the indications.
5 Two conditions are necessary for the production of this ergot upon the seed of rye grass.
6 You know the whole ergot theory of history?
7 Taken in large doses, ergot will produce nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, headache, and weakness of the heart.
8 Something to do with ergot in grain.
9 The alkaloids in ergot constrict blood vessels, causing seizures, nausea, uterine contractions, and eventually gangrene and death.
10 India generally only clears wheat with zero ergot fungus, a level French wheat exporters say they cannot guarantee.
11 She put some hot stones in a bowl of water to make an infusion of ergot for Ayla.
12 Hysteria, hallucinations, and a feeling that something is crawling on the skin are all signs of ergot poisoning.
13 If it looks and smells bad, it's probably full of ergot , and it should be avoided, Ayla advised.
14 An aseptic preparation of ergot given intramuscularly is most efficient in raising the blood pressure and aiding the heart.
15 The ergot stand showed medicines made both from and against it, newspaper clippings, literature ancient and modern, and art.
16 When venesection is not indicated in certain conditions of low blood pressure and heart failure, ergot has saved life.
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