Title: Colchicum Corm
Additional Names: Meadow saffron; autumn crocus; wild saffron; meadow crocus
Literature References: Dried corm of Colchicum autumnale L., Liliaceae. Habit. Central and Southern Europe, North Africa. Constit. 0.3-0.5% colchicine, colchicein, colchicoresin, starch, etc. Detn of colchicine in colchicine corm: Self, Corfield, Q. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 5, 347 (1932).
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