COLCHICUM

(Lat.), n. n. Ko2rki2(ch2i2)-kusm(ku<m). Gr., KO\\IKOV. Fr., colchique. Ger., Zeitlose. It., colchico. Sp., colchico, colquico [Sp. Ph.]. 1. A Linnaean genus of liliaceous plants belonging to the tribe Colchicece. 2. Of the pharmacopoeias, the C. autumn ale (q. v.). [B.] Acetic extract of c. See Extractum colchici radicis. Acetum colchici [U. S. Ph., 1870, Belg. Ph., Netherl. Ph.. Greek Ph., Ru . Ph., Ger. Ph., 1st ed.], Acetum colchici cum bulb is recent i bus [Fr. Cod.]. Fr., vinaigre [Fr. Cod.] (ou acetole) de colchique, vinaigre colchitique. Ger., Zeitlosene ig. Sp., vinagre de colquico [Sp. Ph.], Vinegar of c., a preparation made by macerating c.-root in dilute acetic acid in such proportions that one pint of the filtered product represents 2 troy-ounces of c. [U. S. Ph., 1870]; or by digesting 1 part of fresh c.-root with 12 parts of white vinegar [Sp. Ph.]; or by digesting for 8 days 10 parts of c.-root cut in slices with 2 parts of glacial acetic acid and 98 parts of white vinegar [Fr. Cod.]; or by macerating 85 parts of finely chopped c.-root for 3 days with 85 parts of alcohol of sp. gr. 0'852 and adding dilute acetic acid until the percolate equals 1,000 parts [Belg. Ph.]; or by macerating 1 part of chopped c.-root with 6 parts of vinegar and 1 part of alcohol and filtering with ex- [Greek Ph.]; or by macerating 1 part of coarsely powSre ionered c.-root for 8 days with 6 parts of dilute acetic acid, expre ing, adding 1 part of alcohol of a sp. gr. of 0'879, and decanting [Netherl. Ph.]; or by macerating for 8 days (3 days [Ru . Ph.]) 1 part of well-bruised c.-seeds with 1 part of alcohol and 9 parts of dilute acetic acid [Ger. Ph., 1st ed., Ru . Ph.]. Preparations similar to that of the Fr. Cod. were formerly official in several of the older pharmacopoeias. They have been used as a diuretic in dropsy and as a remedy in gout, rheumatism, and neuralgia. [B, 5, 81, 95, 113, 119 (a, 21).] Ammoniated spirit of c. See Spiritus colchici ammon i at us. Bulbus colchici [Belg. Ph.], Colchici cormus [Br. Ph.], Colchici radix [U. S. Ph.]. See C. corm. Colchici semen [U S. Ph., Gr. Ph., Netherl. Ph.], Colchici semina [Br. Ph.]. See C. seed. Colchici tuber [Netherl. Ph.]. See C. corm. C. autumn ale [Linnaeus]. Gr., KO\XIIC " [Dioscorides]. Fr., colchique d'automne, tue-chien, chenarde, feilotte. Ger., Herbstzeitlose. Common meadow saffron. A perennial bulbous plant the leaves of which appear in the spring, the flowers in the autumn. It is a native of the temperate parts of Europe and of northern Africa and is found growing in meadows. The corn (bulb, or root), seeds, and flowers are used medicinally. See C. corm, C. seeds, and C. flowers. The plant is the c. of the pharmacopoeias and is a diuretic and expectorant, but is chiefly used in gout and rheumatism, for which (especially the former) it is a valuable remedy. [B, 5. 173, 180 (a, 24).] C. bulbocodioides. See C. vernale.C. corm. Lat., colchici radix [U. S. Ph.] (seu cormus [Br. Ph.], seu tuber [Netherl. Ph.]), seu bulb us [Belg. Ph.] (seu radix [Pru . Ph., 6th ed., Greek Ph.]) colchici. Fr., colchique (bulbe) [Fr. Cod.]. Ger., Zeitlosenknollen. It., bulbo di colchico. Sp., colquico (tuberculo) [Sp. Ph.], bulbo de colchico. The corm of the C. autumn ale. It contains a larger proportion of colchicine than the other parts of the plant, and is hence more active medicinally. [B,5(a, 24); B, 95.] C. communis. See C. autumn ale. C, flowers. Lat., flores colchici. Fr., fleur de colA, ape: A 2, at: A. ah: A, all: Ch. chin; Chs, loch (Scottish); [s. 340]