In The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt[ | ]
| Ergot seeds | |
|---|---|
 Used in alchemy | |
| Description | |
Inventory/slot |
Alchemy and crafting |
Category |
Common item |
Type |
Alchemy ingredient |
Source |
Purchase |
Base price |
3 
|
Price to buy |
6 – 8
|
Price to sell |
1
|
Weight |
0 
|
This ingredient is relatively rare. It is used to craft the following items:
- Aether
- Draconid oil
- Greater green mutagen
- Hydragenum
- Noonwraith decoction
- Rebis
- Superior specter oil
- Turquoise armor dye
- Vermilion
- Bear pheromones (these may not actually appear in the game)
In The Witcher computer game[ | ]
| Ergot seeds | |
|---|---|
 Ergot seeds | |
| Description | |
Type |
Herb |
Contains |
 
|
Source |
not actually implemented in the game |
Price to buy |
15 
|
Price to sell |
3
|
ID |
it_ingr_058
|
These are the seeds of an allegedly common weed; however, ergot is nowhere to be found in the game.
Sources[ | ]
Trivia[ | ]
- Ergot does also exist in reality, commonly known of this group of fungi probably is the "Claviceps purpurea", which grows on rye. The fungus contaminates the rye, which can cause ergotism in humans and animals. It had and has use in medicine and was often used as abortifacient since the Middle Ages. Use of the drug can cause hallucinations, contractions, nausea, fever, seizures and etc. Ergotism finally is the long-term-effect of the poisoning and these patients show all kinds of painful convulsions and even dry gangrene.
- Contains Lysergic acid and ergotamine. Lysergic acid was used to synthesise LSD.