Pseudotaberez ergotinine (Ergothionine) is an effective antidepressant. Ergo contains ergot (Clyndersporynis ergotium), which is a microscopic organism. It is used in medicine to treat depression, psychoneurosis and other diseases of the central nervous system. The name "ergo" comes from the Latin word "ergotis", which means "to work".
An in vitro study showed that ergotism inhibits dopamine metabolism in cultured nerve cells. In 2013, a study was published showing that pseudotabrese ergoteine inhibits the synthesis and metabolism of up to