Mystery in the Rye

Mystery in the Rye

Ergot and LSD - A Cultural-Historical Quest

Petersen, Frank

Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG

05/2025

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9783662698143

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A momentous menage a trois of fungus, grass, and insect develops.- The horror begins!.- Unraveling the mystery of gangrenous and convulsive ergotism: a beacon for the Order of St. Anthony, a dilemma of the ergot remedy in medicine.- A lawyer clarifies the nature of ergot, but it remains a tough nut for pharmacists to crack.- Successful failures and accidental breakthroughs are changing the field of medicine.- Darn, the equation doesn't add up!.- Albert Hofmann's path to psychotogenic LSD.- A pas de deux of molecules, or the discovery of the chemistry of the psyche.- Urgently wanted: new paths to a stable ergot alkaloid production.- Last secrets of ergot and its ingredients are revealed.- Notes and further reading.
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Albert Hoffmann;psychedelic substances;Historical use of ergot;Ergotism;ergot alkaloids; St. Anthony's Fire;hallucinogen;Ergot alkaloids;LSD;Ergotamine medical uses;History of ergot in medicine;Ergot poisoning in the Middle Ages;Ergot and witch trials;Ergotism symptoms and diseases;Ergot-derived pharmaceuticals