Chanoclavine, also known as chanoclavin-l is a tri-cyclic ergot alkaloid (ergoline) isolate of certain fungi. It is mainly produced by members of the genus claviceps.[1] Long used in traditional Chinese medicine, it was found in 1987 mouse studies to stimulate dopamine D2 receptors in the brain.[2]

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  1. ^ Lorenz, N; Haarmann, T; Pazoutová, S; Jung, M; Tudzynski, P (2009). "The ergot alkaloid gene cluster: Functional analyses and evolutionary aspects". Phytochemistry. 70 (15–16): 1822–32. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2009.05.023. PMID 19695648.
  2. ^ Watanabe, H; Somei, M; Sekihara, S; Nakagawa, K; Yamada, F (1987). "Dopamine receptor stimulating effects of chanoclavine analogues, tricyclic ergot alkaloids, in the brain". Japanese Journal of Pharmacology. 45 (4): 501–6. doi:10.1254/jjp.45.501. PMID 3127619.