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| Names | History | Constituents | Uses |
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Meadow Saffron | Known to Early Greece, Autumn Crocus was not considered
safe by any country except for Arabic Physicians, until the year 1718 when a researcher (Wedel) discoverd its highly poisonous qualities were good for treating gout.
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Several toxic alkaloids, the greatest pecentage of these being colchicine.
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gout
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Colchicum is also used as an antimitotic agent in cancer research involving cell cultures.
Colchicine should be given with care to old and debilitated patients and to those with cardiac, hepatic, renal or gastro-intestinal disease.
parts of the Autumn
Crocus are highly poisonous.
Though a juice can be made of flower, leaves and tuber,
so much caution is necessary as to the correct dose that the medicine should
only be administered by a physician.
SMALL DOSE eg
Colchicine HoudeŽ
Incorrect use may cause nausea, vomiting and abdominal
pain. Larger doses may cause profuse diarrhoea, skin rashes and renal damage,
and dehydration and hypotension may follow.
Also blood disorders such as
leucopenia and neutropenia. Alopecia may occur after prolonged
treatment.
LARGE DOSE
eg:LENNON - COLCHICINE 0,5 mg
Bone marrow depression with agranulocytosis,
thrombocytopenia and aplastic anaemia have occurred on prolonged treatment, as
well as peripheral neuritis, myopathy, rashes and alopecia.
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