Ergot alkaloids are a group of headache medicines that include dihydroergotamine (Migranal, Trudhesa, others) and ergotamine (Cafergot, Ergomar, Ergostat, others). These drugs are used only to treat ...

Ergot is a fungus that can grow on grains such as rye and wheat. Symptoms of ergot poisoning or ergotism vary but include dizziness, convulsions, and psychosis. In the past, midwives and doctors used ...

ERGOTAMINE tartrate (Gynergen) and the closely related dihydroergotamine methylsulfate (D.H.E. 45) appear to be the most successful pharmacologic agents yet proposed for the treatment of migraine ...

Ergot is a naturally occurring fungus that lives on wheat. Now there's a battle to stop it getting into our food chain. Ergot isn't just a disaster for farmers when it infects crops. It can also kill ...

Ergot alkaloids, toxic secondary metabolites produced by Claviceps fungi, pose a significant risk to food safety, animal health and pharmaceutical quality. Analytical strategies have evolved to ...

University of Missouri livestock and forage specialists are reporting ergot infestations that can cause major losses in livestock, said MU Extension state specialist in veterinary toxicology and ...

Grower guidelines for managing ergot are to be updated by the AHDB, following a steep rise in the incidence of the pathogen over the past three years and confirmation that grain can be contaminated ...

Sir, Stacy Schiff’s book The Witches: Salem 1692 and Ruth Scurr’s review “Toil and trouble” (Life & Arts, October 31) give good accounts of the mildly hypnotic cadenced testimony of the slave Tituba ...