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Claviceps purpurea (Ergot)
botanicals
definition
botanical name(s): Claviceps purpurea
synonyms: ergot of rye
part(s) used: fungus
qualities:
affinities:
actions:
dosage:
» liquid extract BPC 1954, 0.6 - 1.2 ml. (Wren, p. 109)
therapy:
toxicity: 4
» contraindicated during pregnancy, may act as an abortifacient, oxytocic and emmenagogue (Brinker, p. 31)
» acute toxicity: causes vomiting and purging, with chest pains, dyspnea, vertigo, decreased pulse rate, mydriasis, pallor, anesthesia and cold extremities which may appear cyanotic; sensory disturbances can occur with hallucinations, myocardial infarction; convulsions precede death (Cain, p. 474; Ellingwood, p. 141)
» chronic toxicity: causes neuralgia, and a numbness of extremities; opisthotonic
contractions may occur, exhaustion, death may then ensue (Cain, p. 474; Ellingwood, p. 141)
general sources: Cooper, et al; Schultes and Hofmann; Simpson and Curtis
constituents:
footnotes
Brinker F. 1996. The Toxicology of Botanical Medicines, rev. 2nd ed., Sandy, Oregon: Eclectic Medical Publications.
Cain, H.D. 1980. Flint's Emergency Treatment and Management, 6th ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company.
Ellingwood, F. 1898. American Materia Medica, Therapeutics, and Pharmacognosy. Portland, OR: Eclectic Medical Publications.