Ergot (Claviceps purpurea)

麦角菌mài jiǎo jūnMaijiaojun

Claviceps purpurea · Fungus

Claviceps purpurea
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Highly toxic; contains ergot alkaloids; use only under professional supervision.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Ergot for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Headache Migraine PainPostpartum Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Ergot does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit Circulation

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Claviceps purpurea and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.