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Plant Colchicum autumnale (Liliaceae)

Common Names
Autumn Crocus; Meadow Saffron
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
2-ACETYL-2-DEMETHYLCOLCHICINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-DEMETHYLCOLCHICINE 1 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-DESMETHYLDEACETYLCOLCHICINE 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-HYDROXY-6-METHOXYBENZOIC-ACID 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-ACETYL-3-DEMETHYLCOLCHICINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-DEMETHYL-BETA-LUMICOLCHICINE 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-DEMETHYL-GAMMA-LUMICOLCHICINE 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-DEMETHYLCOLCHICINE 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-DESMETHYLDEMECOLCINE 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-COLCHICINE 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-METHOXY-SALICYLIC-ACID 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LUMICOLCHICINE 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN 101 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AUTUMNALINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZOIC-ACID 20 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-LUMICOLCHICINE 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHELIDONIC-ACID 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COLCHAMINE 5 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COLCHICENE 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COLCHICERINE 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Absorbent 1 Martindale's 29th
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Toyomizu, M., Sugiyama, S., Jin, R. L., Nakatsu, T. 1993. Alpha-Glucosidase and Aldose Reductase Inhibitors: Constituents of Cashew, Anacardium occidentale, Nut Shell Liquids. Phytotherapy Research, 7(3): 252-254.
Allergenic 1 Martindale's 28th
Analgesic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiADD 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaflatoxin 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiamyloidosic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiangiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarrhythmic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial 4 Recio, M. C., Rios, J. L., and Villar, A., A review of some antimicrobial compounds isolated from medicinal plants reported in the literature 1978-1988, Phytotherapy Research, 3(4), 1989, 117-125.
AntiBehcet's 1 Martindale's 28th
Anticancer (Lung) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticirrhotic 1 Martindale's 28th
Anticomplementary 1 Duke, 1992 *