Fungi
🦠Ergot Fungi
Clavicipitaceae
A family of fungi that parasitize grasses and cereals. Ergot produces powerful alkaloids that can cause hallucinations, gangrene, and convulsions. It also led to the development of LSD.
Source: Wikipedia💡Albert Hofmann synthesized LSD from ergot alkaloids in 1938. Ergot poisoning ('St. Anthony's Fire') caused mass hallucinations and deaths throughout the Middle Ages.
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