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==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
It contains Active principle Colchicine.
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The fresh corms and aerial parts of a sample from Jammu yielded 0.94% and 0.70% of total alkaloids, the major being colchicine 0.40% and 0.20% respectively. Colchicine analogs—decteyl thiocolchicine (DTC), decetylmethylcolchicine (DMC) and trimethylcolchicinic acid (TMCA) were effective in the treatment of gout; DTC may elicit agranulocytosis. <ref name="Chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==

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Colchicum luteum


Uses

Rheumatic swelling

Parts Used

Seeds, Corms

Chemical Composition

The fresh corms and aerial parts of a sample from Jammu yielded 0.94% and 0.70% of total alkaloids, the major being colchicine 0.40% and 0.20% respectively. Colchicine analogs—decteyl thiocolchicine (DTC), decetylmethylcolchicine (DMC) and trimethylcolchicinic acid (TMCA) were effective in the treatment of gout; DTC may elicit agranulocytosis. [1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada NA
Hindi Hirantutiya
Malayalam NA
Tamil NA
Telugu NA
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Hiranyatuth
English NA

Habit

Perennial herb

Identification

Leaf

Flower

Fruit

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

How to plant/cultivate

Commonly seen growing in areas

Photo Gallery

References

External Links

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