[83016] in Cypherpunks
RE: Recreational pharmaceuticals by genetic engineering
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Neil McKenty (WWBAKL))
Fri Jul 11 00:33:05 1997
From: "Neil McKenty (WWBAKL)" <NEILM@GIB.CO.NZ>
To: "'snow'" <snow@smoke.suba.com>, "'tcmay@got.net'" <tcmay@got.net>
Cc: "'cypherpunks@toad.com'" <cypherpunks@toad.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 15:25:57 +1200
Reply-To: "Neil McKenty (WWBAKL)" <NEILM@GIB.CO.NZ>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: snow [SMTP:snow@smoke.suba.com]
>Sent: Friday, 11 July 1997 15:06
>To: tcmay@got.net
>Cc: cypherpunks@toad.com
>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.
