46.     Ergot & its alkaloids:  

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a. ergot is due to infection with Claviceps purpurea.  
b. ergot poisoning was associated with rye bread.  
c. Lonitzer wrote in 1582 of the use of ergot to expedite childbirth.  
d. ergotism may cause hallucinations.  
e. LSD is an ergot alkaloid.  
f. bromocryptine is an ergot alkaloid.  

 

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