Ergotamine tartrate 1mg, caffeine 100mg; tabs. 2 tablets at onset of attack, then 1 tablet every ½ hour if needed; max 6 tabs/attack, 10 tabs/week. Manifested by intense arterial ...

Ergotism, sometimes called Saint Anthony’s Fire, also causes gangrene. It does not directly cause witchcraft any more than it causes zombification, but you can see why people think that ...

Ergot is a fungus which grows on rye – in the Middle Ages, ergotism, an extreme reaction to ergot-contaminated food such as rye bread, was commonplace and known as St Anthony’s Fire.

May antagonize oral contraceptives. Concomitant ergots or derivatives; increased risk of ergotism. May interfere with fluorescence test. IV (contains magnesium): avoid concomitant CNS depressants ...

Nephrol Dial Transplant 2001 May; 16: 1084-85 Ergotamine: interaction with concomitant nelfinavir leading to ergotism (serious) Mortier E, Pouchot J, Vinceneux P, et al. Ergotism related to ...

One of these, the Matlask Reliquary, was probably specifically to protect against the disease ergotism, a fungal poisoning causing the burning and convulsion of limbs. Q: Will there be any ...

St Antony was specifically associated with protection against ergotism, a fungus poisoning through contaminated barley or rye, which caused severe pain and convulsions. The Matlask Reliquary would ...