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n. - An alkaloid derived from the black or dark purple sclerotium of fungi that is less toxic than the original.

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  • From the ninth to the 19th centuries, Europe suffered a succession of epidemics caused by contamination of rye with ergot, a poisonous mold that produces the potent toxin...
  • If you read the link, you go on to discover that Ipomoea varieties contain a lot of ergotamine, which is a vasoconstrictor and uterine stimulator, and should be...
  • It had a combination of all possible poisonous substances, major being "ergotamine", which is derived from the fungus infected "ergot of rye", which has the capacity to...
  • - Do not combine with ergotamine or aminophylline, especially in pediatrics.
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