AUTUMN CROCUS COLCHICUM MEADOW

AUTUMN CROCUS, COLCHICUM, MEADOW-SAFFRON (Colchicum autumnale L.) X
WOI entries apply to Colchicum luteum Baker

Activities (Autumn Crocus):
- Alterative (f; CRC; WOI); Antichemotactic (2; KOM); Antiinflammatory (2; KOM; PH2; WOI); Antimitotic (2; KOM; PH2); Antirheumatic (1; PNC); Antitumor (1; CRC); Aperient (f; WOI); Aphrodisiac (f; WOI); Carminative (f; WOI); Diaphoretic (f; CRC); Diuretic (f; CRC); Emetic (f; CRC); Laxative (2; CRC; JAD; WOI); Poison (f; CRC); Sedative (f; CRC).

Indications (Autumn Crocus):
- Aposteme (f; JLH); Arthrosis (1; HHB); Asthma (f; PH2); Brights Disease (f; CRC); Cancer (1; CRC); Cancer, skin (1; PH2); Cholera (f; CRC); Cirrhosis (f; PH2); Colic (f; CRC); Condyloma (f; PH2); Corn (f; CRC; JLH); Dermatosis (f; CRC); Dropsy (f; PH2); Enterosis (f; PH2); Fever (f; CRC); Gas (f; WOI); Gastrosis (f; PH2); Gout (2; CRC; KOM; PH2; WOI); Hepatosis (f; PH2; WOI); Induration (f; JLH); Inflammation (2; KOM; PH2; WOI); Insomnia (f; CRC); Leukemia (1; CRC; PH2; PNC); Mediterranean Fever (2; PHR; PH2); Morbus Behet (f; PH2); Necrosis (f; PH2); Nephrosis (f; PH2); Nervousness (f; CRC); Pain (2; PNC; WOI); Palsy (f; CRC); Pleurosis (1; HHB); Polyp (f; JLH); Prostatosis (f; CRC); Psoriasis (f; PH2); Rheumatism (1; CRC; PH2; PNC); Rhinosis (f; JLH); Splenosis (f; WOI); Tendinitis (f;
PH2); Tumor (1; CRC); Typhus (f; CRC); Vaginosis (f; PH2); Vasculosis (f; PH2); Wart (f; JLH); Water Retention (f; CRC).

Dosages (Autumn Crocus):
- 1 mg colchicine initially and 0.5 - 1.5 mg every 1 - 2 hrs until relief (KOM).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Autumn Crocus):
- Not covered (AHP). Contraindicated in patients with pregnancy, debility, cardiac, kidney, or GI problems. Side effects include agranulocytosis, alopecia, aplastic anemia, diarrhea, enterosis, leukopenia, myopathy, nausea, skin alterations, and vomiting. No known interactions with other drugs. Do not use again for 3 days for gout (KOM). Colchicine may cause fetal abnormalities. Fatal doses as low as 7 mg (PNC).