Steinmetz:Colchicum

Colchicum autumnale

Also known as (or relevant to) Colchicum autumnale Family Liliaceae English Names Colchicum Meadow-Saffron Meadow Crocus Autumn Crocus Naked Ladies Natural Habitat Central and Southern Europe (including Great Britain) North Africa Southern Caucasus Part(s) Used Bulbus Colchici = Cormus Colchici Flores Colchici Semen Colchici

Constituent(s) colchicine colchiceine phytosterin resin fixed oil gum starch sugar protein tannin gallic acid Action diuretic sudorific alterative emetic laxative antirheumatic toxic. Not safe unless in homoeopathic doses; its use should not be prolonged. It has a specific action on the muscular tissues the periosteum and the synovial membranes of the joints

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• Information in Von Esenbeck's book