While searching for texts written about the Salem witch trials, I found a few authors who published articles and books about the Salem witch trials. These authors have often shown that the most probable cause of the victims' seizures was caused by ergot. However, I haven't found much discussion of another major source of seizures: witchcraft. My goal in this article is to produce a convincing argument that the victims of the Salem witch trials who experienced strange behavior came from ergot rather than witchcraft. To achieve this goal, I have organized my article into four main sections. In the first section, I recount what happened during the Salem witch trials of the 17th century. In the second section I explain what happens when ergot exists in a human and the effects it has on humans. The third section includes an explanation of what community rye was during the Salem witch era and what it did to each victim. The fourth section concludes the article. About the Victims of the Salem Witch TrialsThe Salem Witch Trials took place from 1692 to 1693. When two girls, ages 9 and 11, began having strange and peculiar seizures, the Puritans believed that the cause of these actions was work. of the devil. The children accused three women of distressing them: Tituba, Sarah Good and Sarah Osborne. Tituba was a Caribbean slave belonging to the Parris family. Sarah Good was a homeless woman. Sarah Osborne was an elderly and poor woman. Sarah Osborne and Sarah Good have pleaded innocent. Tituba admitted: “The Devil came to me and asked me to serve him. » She described seeing red cats, yellow birds, black dogs and a black man who asked her to sign his "book." She admitted to having signed the book. All three wo...... middle of paper ......an. 2014.."Bad Rye and the Witches of Salem."• Damn Interesting.Np, nd Web.February 18, 2014.."No. 1037: Rye Ergot and Witches."No. 1037: Rye Ergot and Witches. Np, nd Web. February 18, 2014. They were stimulated by food poisoning?. 2014. .