Krist Olson got a nasty surprise this fall. For the first time in his farming experience, the Thief River Falls, Minn., farmer was hit with ergot, a fungal disease, in his wheat crop. "Actually, it ...

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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 ...

Ergotism, or ergot poisoning, is when a person or animal eats food that has been contaminated with a fungus called C. purpurea. The fungus is most commonly found in rye, but it can affect other grains ...

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 ...

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 ...

Every year is always different, and certainly 2025 has not been the exception to the rule. Much of the United States sorghum belt experienced wetter and cooler temperatures than normal. While these ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Ergot poisoning' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The medication ...

When Linnda Caporael began nosing into the Salem witch trials as a college student in the early 1970s, she had no idea that a common grain fungus might be responsible for the terrible events of 1692.

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 ...