Monday 4 March 2013

Colchicum autumnale. Kader Kochi.


Synonyms

Meadow saffron, Autumn crocus, Naked ladies.


Constituents

Perennial plant. Height 25 cm. Seeds are black. Plant contains colchicine, colchicortesin, and beta-colchicoresin. Bitter.


Therapeutics

This is a gastric irritant. 

It is medicine for fibromyalgia (Cimicifuga, Gelsemium, Nux vomica, Coca, Alcohol). 

It is a cardiac depressant (Gelsemium, Cinchona, Potassium).

It is remedy for arteriosclerosis, and gout (Trigonella, Emblica officinalis, Cherry).

It is remedy for muscle stiffness (Nux vomica, Sinapis, Ledum pal). 

It is remedy for warts, and abnormal multiplication of cells (Thuja, Chelidonium, Podophyllum, Ipecac).

It is remedy for auto immune diseases (Veratrum album, Alfalfa, Sabadilla, Allium sativa).

It is remedy for chronic gastro-enteritis with weak pulse and cold extremities.

It is remedy for symptoms manifested as in arsenic toxicity (Garlic smell, diarrhoea, excessive thirst). 

It is remedy for pulmonary malignancy, angiopathy, axon degeneration, and herpes.

It is toxic to cats.

Dose

1 to 2 drops.

Dilution.



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