Innehållsförteckning
Finns mjöldryga i Sverige?
Vad man inte visste var att mjöldrygan är mycket giftig och den innehåller bland annat ergotamin. Under medeltiden och fortfarande långt in på 1900-talet härjade mjöldrygeepidemier i Europa. Den sista epidemin i Sverige inträffade under 1800-talet. Sjukdomen kallades i Sverige dragsjuka.
Vad är Ergotism?
Svensk definition. Förgiftning till följd av förtäring av ergotangripen säd eller missbruk av ergot som läkemedel.
Vad betyder Mjölöka?
Mjölöka uttalas mjöl|öka och är ett substantiv -n mjölökor. Mjölöka betyder: mjöldryga.
What is ergot used for in medicine?
Ergot extract has been used in pharmaceutical preparations, including ergot alkaloids in products such as Cafergot (containing caffeine and ergotamine or ergoline) to treat migraine headaches, and ergometrine, used to induce uterine contractions and to control bleeding after childbirth.
What is ergotism in plants?
The most prominent member of this group is Claviceps purpurea (”rye ergot fungus”). This fungus grows on rye and related plants, and produces alkaloids that can cause ergotism in humans and other mammals who consume grains contaminated with its fruiting structure (called ergot sclerotium ).
What is ergot sclerotium?
This fungus grows on rye and related plants, and produces alkaloids that can cause ergotism in humans and other mammals who consume grains contaminated with its fruiting structure (called ergot sclerotium ). Claviceps includes about 50 known species, mostly in the tropical regions.
What are the physiological effects of ergot?
The physiological effects of ergot depended upon the concentration and combinations of the ingested ergot metabolites, as well as the age and nutritional status of the afflicted individual. The Antonites began to decline after physicians discovered the genesis of ergotism and recommended methods for removing the sclerotium from the rye crops.