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Acute poisoning with autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale L.).

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BACKGROUND Colchicum autumnale, commonly known as the autumn crocus or meadow saffron, contains the antimitotic colchicine, which binds to tubulin and prevents it forming microtubules that are part of the cytoskeleton in all cells. METHODS A 71-year-old woman ate a plant she thought to be wild

Colchicine poisoning resulting from accidental ingestion of meadow saffron (Colchicum autumnale).

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A rare case of colchicine poisoning resulting from accidental ingestion of meadow saffron (Colchicun Autumnale) is reported. The plant can frequently be found in the woods of the Northern Hemisphere (1), also in Japan. A 48-year-old male was admitted to hospital complaining of vomiting, nausea and

Two fatal intoxications by colchicine taken for saffron. Clinical, medico-legal and forensic toxicological implications.

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Although fatal colchicine intoxications are rare and mostly related to suicidal intake or accidental overdose, other hypotheses should be considered when dealing with colchicine poisoning. We present a case of double, acute, and subacute, fatal colchicine intoxication in a married couple. The

Understanding COVID-19 in the light of epidemic disease described in Unani medicine

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Unani system of medicine is based on the humoral theory postulated by Hippocrates, according to him the state of body health and disease are regulated by qualitative and quantitative equilibrium of four humours. Amraz-e-Waba is an umbrella term which is used in Unani medicine for all types of

Colchicine poisoning by accidental ingestion of meadow saffron (Colchicum autumnale): pathological and medicolegal aspects.

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Although intoxications with colchicine, the alkaloid of Colchicum autumnale (meadow saffron), are well known, in most cases the intoxications are evoked by oral or parenteral preparations traditionally used as medication against gout. The accidental ingestion of Colchicum autumnale, on the other

A 22-week, multicenter, randomized, double-blind controlled trial of Crocus sativus in the treatment of mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease.

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BACKGROUND There is increasing evidence to suggest the possible efficacy of Crocus sativus (saffron) in the management of Alzheimer's disease (AD). OBJECTIVE The purpose of the present investigation was to assess the efficacy of C. sativus in the treatment of patients with mild-to-moderate

[Poisoning by the autumn crocus plant].

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Confirmed cases of poisoning resulting from the ingestion of Colchicum autumnale in mistake for Allium ursinum were analysed retrospectively. The study included 32 patients between 27 and 90 years. The severity of the intoxication was graded on the basis of the poisoning severity score (PSS). All

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