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RE: Recreational pharmaceuticals by genetic engineering
>-----Original Message-----
>From: snow [SMTP:[email protected]]
>Sent: Friday, 11 July 1997 15:06
>To: [email protected]
>Cc: [email protected]
>Subject: Re: Recreational pharmaceuticals by genetic engineering
>
>> >try to haul off people who have pond scum in their bird feeders and the
>> >like. (Anything that will make them look even more absurd...)
>> Speaking of which, I recall that the origins of LSD were from some kind of
>> fungus or "rust" found on some types of grain.
>
> Ergot, a mold that grows on certain types of Rye or fescue, I forget
>which. This is used to make Ergotamine (imine?) which is used in treatment
>of certain types of migraines.
>
>
>They also use the same mould, ergot, to make hydergine. A supposed smart
>drug/nutrient.