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Bookmark or Share- Disease Profile: Ergot – Team ForageErgot is a fungal disease of worldwide distribution that is common in the northern two-thirds of North America. Ergot affects wild and cultivated grasses, as well as small grain crops such as wheat, oats, barley and especially rye.
- Ergotism - WikipediaErgotism (pron. / ˈɜːrɡətˌɪzəm / UR-gət-iz-əm) 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 th...
- Ergot | Definition, Symptoms, & Ergotism | Britannicaergot, fungal disease of cereal grasses, especially rye, caused by species of the ascomycete fungus Claviceps. The disease decreases the production of viable grains by infected plants and can contaminate harvests.
- Ergot Alkaloids: Uses, Side Effects, and Dosage - Verywell HealthErgot alkaloids include a group of medicines used to treat severe headaches and other conditions. Two major types of substance contain ergot alkaliods—naturally occurring chemicals and manufactured drugs. The naturally occurring chemicals are produced by fungal contamination of plants.
- Ergot poisoning: History, causes, symptoms, and more - Medical News TodayErgot 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...
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