COLCHICUM AUTUMNALE (Meadow saffron)


Colchicum is a Liliaceae group plant mostly grows in the temperate climate of Europe & it’s blooming in autumn. As its flower blooming in autumn most of its symptoms are aggravated in autumn season. It is widely use for autumnal dysentery.

    In a brief Colchicum is useful for gout, abdominal distension with loathing of food, autumnal dysentery, suppression of urine. Its symptoms are described below in brief:

 ***GIT problems: Colchicum produced a great amount of nausea, vomiting even fainting to see or smell of food specially can’t bear the smell of fish. Sometimes, thought of food produce nausea. So, Colchicum is a good remedy for loathing of food to brings appetite.

          It is a valuable remedy for abdominal distension. Patient may complaint burning pain with severe abdominal distension. Colchicum also used to reduce these complaints in domestic animals like, buffalo, cattle, cows etc.

          Colchicum also thought for treating autumnal dysentery. Jelly-like things are coming out with stool, also stools contain intestinal scraples. Violent tenesmus in abdomen during defecation. Become thirsty to drink cold water.

 

***Urinary problem: Colchicum is a good remedy for urinary tract infection, hematuria. Patient face the problem of scanty micturition with burning pain in urethra. Urine is strong smelling, sometimes bloody & dark brownish looking.

 

***Gout: Colchicum is an effective remedy for gout of small joints. Gouty affection in the joints of hands, feet, clavicle, great toe. The affected joints become tender to touch, even slight pressure of shoes or cloths become unbearable. The surrounding tissue of the gouty joints become red & swollen. The pain characteristic of Colchicum is remarkable. The rheumatic pain become shifting from one side to another or above downwards. Pain is relief by applying pressure, heat. A patient long time suffering from rheumatism may metastasis to heart may causes rheumatic pericarditis.  

 

***Mind characteristics: Mentally, patient become irritable, loathing of life, grief due to misdeed of others.

 

***Modalities: Symptoms of Colchicum is increased on sight & smell of food, during autumn season, in cold & damp weather, on motion.

          Symptoms are relief by applying pressure, heat or lying on flat.

___Amatul Zami Aditi

Homoeopathic physician

B.H.M.S (Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine & Surgery)

Govt. Homoeopathic Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

 

 

 

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