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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 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *