Ergotism
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title:
Ergotism
text:
Ergotism is the effect of long-term ergot poisoning, traditionally due to the ingestion of the alkaloids produced by the Claviceps purpurea fungus—from the Latin clava "club" or clavus "nail" and -ceps for "head", i.e. the purple club-headed fungus—that infects rye and other cereals, and more recently by the action of a number of ergoline-based drugs. It is also known as ergotoxicosis, ergot poisoning, and Saint Anthony's fire.
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description:
Effect of long-term ergot poisoning
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergotism
date created:
2003-07-08T10:01:05Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T01:50:34Z
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