Scientific name
Colchicum autumnale L.Family
LiliaceaeOrigin
Very common plant in ItalyParts Used
The drug is given by the bulb, the seeds and the flowersChemical constituents
- Alkaloids (colchicine and colchicoside).
Colchico in Herbalist: Property of Colchico
Colchicum is toxic, both as such and as a phytotherapeutic preparation (for example the tincture obtainable from bulbs).
Colchicine, on the other hand, can be used as a pharmaceutical specialty, under strict medical supervision, in some particular pathologies, such as the acute attack of gout and certain chronic hepatitis.
