10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COLCHICUM»
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colchicum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
colchicum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Prescriptions and Complete Directions for Applying the ...
Take of Powdered Colchicum Root 6 grains Calornel 3 —Rhubarb 4 -—— _
Prepared Chalk 40 — _ _ Tormentil Root 6 —— mic. . '4 THE INDIGESTION
POWDER. AN ASTRINGENT POWDER. lit Sulphate of Quiuine, grain 1 Take
POWd' ...
Joseph BELL (Apothecary.), 1854
Compound Tincture of Colchicum Seed. R. Colchicum seed, bruised, five ounces
. Aromatic spirit of ammonia, two pints. Macerate for seven days, express, and
filter. Land. Ph. More stimulating than the last. Dose, thirty drop* to a 11. drachm.
Robert Eglesfeld Griffith, 1866
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CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: ...
Colchicum L. Colchicaceae (Liliaceae) From the classical Greek name kolchikon
'meadow saffron', Latin colchicum for a plant with a poisonous root, Latin Colchis
and Greek Kolchis, a province in Asia; see Anton Störck (1731–1803), Libellus ...
Umberto Quattrocchi, 2012
It's long and obscure history has accompanied humanity from the deadly
colchicum, dear to the heart of the poisoner Medea, to colchicine, the reigning
medical remedy for gout (/). Over the centuries, different substances have been
considered ...
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Bioactive Molecules and Medicinal Plants
Seeds 3 Colchicum vernum Ker-Gawl Eastern Europe Corms [133] Leaves
Flowers 4 Colchicum aggripinum Bak. Central Europe Corms [134] 5 Colchicum
alpinum Lam et D.C. European Alps Corms [133] 6 Colchicum aeranarium WK.
Kishan Gopal Ramawat, Jean-Michel Mérillon, 2008
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The American Dispensatory: Containing the Natural, Chemical, ...
Oxymel of Colchicum. B Fresh roots of colchicum, • - §i. Distilled vinegar, .... j^i.
Soak for two days and press — to the liquor add Honey, • • ' ifeij. "And boil to a
syrup. In asthma and dropsy, on'e drachm bis indie, gradually increased. Tinctura
...
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The American Dispensatory, Containing the Natural, Chemical, ...
Oxymel of Colchicum. B Fresh roots of colchicum, • • 5i. Distilled vinegar, .... fo\.
Soak for two days and press — to the liquor add Honey, ........ ffcij. And boil to a
syrup. In asthma and dropsy, one drachm bis in die, gradually increased.
Tinctuka ...
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A Manual of Materia Medica & Pharmacy ...
Dr. T7unnszm's formula or the preparation of the wine of colchicum. (Bulbs of
colchicum, sliced transversely, and dried without heat, §jss.; pulverize them and
pour upon the powder, 12 ounces of good sherry wine, agitate the mixture twice a
...
Henri Milne-Edwards, 1829
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Therapeutics and materia medica
A neutral crystalline principle, differing from this, has been announced to exist in
colchicum by M. Oberlin. It is intensely bitter.1 The following are officinal
preparations of colchicum: — Acetum Colchici. — Vinegar of Colchicum. This
preparation ...
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The essentials of materia medica, therapeutics, and the ...
Of the Seeds. Tmcruas Corcnrcr SEMINUM. Tincture of Oolchicum Seed. (
Colchicum seed, bruised, two ounces and a half; proof spirit, twenty fluid ounces.
Prepared by maceration and percolation.) Therapeutics. Colchicum in medicinal
doses ...
Sir Alfred Baring GARROD, 1870
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COLCHICUM»
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colchicum is used in the context of the following news items.
Developed from wildflowers, the Gloriosa daisy is a garden stalwart
Next came lab work with colchicine, a powerful extract of the autumn meadow saffron, Colchicum autmnale. Best known as the basis for a drug ... «Shore News Today, Jul 15»
Endangered Biodiversity of J&K State
... milesii, Allium auriculatum, A.roylei, Colchicum luteum, Diascorea deltiodea, Carex anulata, C. kashmirensis, Puccinellia kashmirensis etc. «GreaterKashmir.com, Jun 15»
Five of the best autumn-flowering bulbs, corms and tubers
Colchicum 'Waterlily' is one of the most popular varieties thanks to its generous double flowers in a fetching lilac-pink. They look good ... «Express.co.uk, May 15»
See Untermyer Gardens in full bloom
Along with the thousands of tulips, 1,500 perennial spring bulbs — allium, camassia, muscari, colchicum — were added to the long beds inside ... «The Journal News | LoHud.com, May 15»
See this stunning bluebell wood at Peppers Farm, Sible Hedingham …
The garden also has cyclamen, colchicum, freestanding wisteria and more – plus lots of daphnes and paeonies. Pam, like every committed ... «East Anglian Daily Times, Apr 15»
Focus on the autumn crocus
Their focus hasn't been the building autumn colour on the maples as you might expect, but the exotic-looking blooms of Colchicum ''Waterlily'' ... «Otago Daily Times, Apr 15»
FDA Panel Gets Earful on Homeopathy
... patients see a homeopathic remedy called colchicum autumnale and decide to try that instead, thinking that it's an OTC form of colchicine. «MedPage Today, Apr 15»
Backyard Wildlife: Your choices may hurt, not help animals' diets
... are considered harmful, including Nandina, azalea/rhododendron, autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale) and English ivy (Hedera helix). «News & Observer, Feb 15»
Hole Park: an undiscovered garden
Colchicum (autumn crocus) flower in the grass and under trees in September. They are in leaf now, so Stark reminds us grass can't be mown ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
Who put Peter Rabbit in a pie? The great gardening quiz
Crocus and Colchicum 5. W J C Lawrence and J Newell 6. Apple 7. It was an early insecticide 8. It was 'full of surprises' – by A A Milne, author ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 15»
