Ergot

the girls' bewitchment was actually disease. History.com states, "In an effort to explain by scientific means the strange afflictions suffered by those bewitched Salem residents in 1692, a study published in Science magazine in 1976 cited the fungus ergot (found in rye, wheat, and other cereals), which toxicologists say can cause symptoms such as delusions, vomiting, and muscle spasms." There is a good chance that the lack of good hygiene, suitable drinking water, and healthy food could have…

Many centuries have passed since the infamous Salem Witch Trials happened. Since then, many religions have been created going against the Puritan ways. After the trials, many theories have been made, contemplating how the trials themselves began. Many theories have sided with the fact, that the girls were tricked by Abigail Williams or that the Devil himself was part of the ordeal. Since no one can really say what happened, more hypotheses are made over time, but many agree that these trials…

Drugs that inhibit 5-HT2A/2B receptors have beneficial effects in the treatment of various fibrotic disorders 7;14. Among these, terguride [1,1-diethyl-3-(6-methyl-8-ergolinyl)urea] is an ergot alkaloid derivative that acts as a potent antagonist at 5-HT2A/2B receptors 14. 01223680295 5-HT7 receptor antagonists have anti-inflammatory properties and prevents vascular remodeling and hemodynamic changes associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension…

Identically, alcohol is kind of drug. Actually, a great number of people like drinking alcohol. Alcohol is classified as retardant. Alcohol percentage depends on the sort of liquor. The liquor which has the highest alcohol percentage is vodka, it is called "Spirytus".Alcohol percentage of Spirytus is from 95 - 96% . If people drink too much alcohol, their brains do not work normally. In the worst case, people will die because of drinking too much alcohol. Liquor is a familiar drug around us. We…

As defined by the Rand Corporation (3), agroterrorism is “the deliberate introduction of a disease agent, either against livestock or into the food chain, for the purposes of undermining socioeconomic stability and/or generating fear. Depending on the disease agent and pathogenic vector chosen, agroterrorism is a tactic that can be used either to cause mass socioeconomic disruption or as a form of direct human aggression”. The Department of Homeland Security defines agricultural bioterrorism as…

With the help of today’s scientists and advanced knowledge this whole hysteria could have been avoided. The theory that the strange attitudes were brought on my poison ergot in the rye could have changed everything. The people affected by the trials and accused would have been treated in a hospital back to health instead of being killed. In 1957 the very last witches names were cleared, and they town of Salem had realized…

Selena Rodriguez Professor Martinez ENGL2327-103 1 October, 2016 Salem Salem, when people hear this word their mind goes back to a time in history when innocent people suffered for being wrongly accused of a wrong doing. In the late 1600s, people in Massachusetts were being blamed and prosecuted for crimes they did not commit. The people of Massachusetts would be held accountable for crimes they did not commit and end up paying with their life. People like Cotton Mathers had something to say…

“The symptoms also could have been caused, as Linda Caporael argued in a 1976 article in Science magazine, by a disease called "convulsive ergotism" brought on by ingesting rye--eaten as a cereal and as a common ingredient of bread--infected with ergot.” (The Witchcraft Trials in Salem). Cotton Mather published one book, "Memorable Providences," which describe the suspected witchcraft of an Irish washerwoman in Boston. The Betty's behavior in some ways reflect that of the suffering person…

Although explanations like Mass Psychogenic Illness (MPI) or ergot poisoning could explain the Salem hysteria as a mental and/or physiological phenomenon, Carlson points to the similarities in symptoms of the bewitched girls of Salem in 1692-1693 and young women and children suffering from an encephalitis epidemic…

numerous hypotheses have been devised to explain the strange behavior that occurred in Salem in 1692. One of the most concrete studies, published in Science in 1976 by psychologist Linda Caporal, blamed the abnormal habits of the accused on the fungus ergot, which can be found in rye, wheat and other cereal grasses.” Finally these strange occurrences where found and done with researchers still today look back to the Salem witch trials and high school students learn about the…