Oioi
Nogen har måske hørt at LSD stammer fra meldug (svamp der gror på korn og planter generelt) Og nogen har måske også hørt myten eller historien om at en hel landsby blev dæmoniseret og sindsyge tilbage i 1700grøn-langkål, efter at de havde spist brød der var bagt med hvede der var inficeret med meldug. Altså at de var blevet udsat for et eller andet slags hallucinogen igennem brødet.
Nå men jeg søger så lidt rundt efter information om emnet, og finder så til min store overraskelse det her:
Citat:
In the Middle Ages, outbreaks of ergotism caused by ergot alkaloids from Claviceps purpurea reached epidemic proportions, mutilating and killing thousands of people in Europe. Ergotism was also known as ignis sacer (sacred fire) or St Anthony's fire, because at the time it was thought that a pilgrimage to the shrine of St Anthony would bring relief from the intense burning sensation experienced. The victims of ergotism were exposed to lysergic acid diethyla- mide (LSD), a hallucinogen, produced during the
baking of bread made with ergot-contaminated wheat, as well as to other ergot toxins and hallucinogens, as well as belladonna alkaloids from mandragora apple, which was used to treat ergotism.
http://www.who.int/bulletin/archives/77(9)754.pdf
Nogen der har hørt samme historie og kan fortælle mere?