ergotism

基本解释

Ergot A fungal disease of many cereals.
麥角菌：是許多穀類辳作物感染的一種真菌病。
Anthony's Fire was caused by ergot, a fungus that grows on damp rye.
聖安東尼之焰由麥角菌引起，這是一種生長在黑麥上的黴菌。
Infection of grains by the ascomycete claviceps purpura causes ergotism, a toxic condition.
穀物被子串菌綱麥角菌汙染後,導致麥角中毒,一種中毒症狀。
Poisoning caused by consuming ergot-infected grain or grain products,or from excessive use of drugs containing ergot.
麥角中毒，由於進食了被麥角菌感染的穀物或穀物制品，或服用過量的含麥角菌葯物而産生的中毒。
A crystalline alkaloid,C33H35N5O5,derived from ergot that induces vasoconstriction and is used especially in treating migraine.
麥角胺一種結晶生物堿，C33H35N5O5，由麥角中提取，有使血琯收縮的作用，特別用來治療偏頭痛

ergot poisoning, producing either burning pains and eventually gangrene in the limbs or itching skin and convulsions (Also called Saint Anthony's fire)