Colchicum Synonyms

kŏlchĭ-kəm, kŏlkĭ-
Chiefly fall-blooming perennial cormous herbs; sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. genus Colchicum

Words Related to Colchicum

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. colchicine
  2. autumnale
  3. fritillaria
  4. corydalis
  5. camassia
  6. grandiflorum
  7. calceolaria
  8. helichrysum
  9. cyclamen
  10. montanum
  11. integrifolia
  12. grandiflora
  13. roseum
  14. erythronium
  15. Pontederia

Colchicum Sentence Examples

  • In the 6th century Alexander of Tralles used colchicum for gout, iron for anaemia, and rhubarb in liver weakness and dysentery.

  • Colchicum was known to the Greeks under the name of KoXXucov, from KoXXIs, or Colchis, a country in which the plant grew; and it is described by Dioscorides as a poison.

  • As a specific for gout colchicum was early employed by the Arabs; and the preparation known as eau medicinale, much resorted to in the 18th century for the cure of gout, owes its therapeutic virtues to colchicum; but general attention was first directed by Sir Everard Home to the use of the drug in gout.

  • The chief constituents of colchicum are two alkaloids, colchicine and veratrine.

  • The official dose of powdered colchicum is 2 to 5 grains, which may be given in a cachet.

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