This medicine is prepared from th e flowers of wildly growing saffron
(in the midst of green meadows). Its most salient effects are on a
symptoms intensify on the stoppage of excretions from the body. The
urinary output decreases due to kidney dysfunction or when sweating
stops due to some external causes. The symptoms also aggravate in
settle on the gums.
This in general is the introductio n of Colchicum. Now we will
describe its symptoms related to th e individual organs of the body as
follows:
The face : The face becomes swollen, the skin feels tingly. The
Chamomilla.
burns and the teeth ache. The mouth is dry with the feeling of intense
thirst. The smell of food, especial ly that of fish being cooked can
severe intestinal cramping. The extreme type of distension in the
they have been fed fodder containing Hydrocyanic Acid). When a
similarly severe distension is found in human bodies, a few pellets of
Colchicum in homoeopathic from will actually work like magic. The
effect is so apparent and certain that even the staunch opponent of
homoeopathy cannot deny it. The kind of severe abdominal
air, but most often the animal is alwa ys at the point of death. It has to
be immediately slaughtered before it dies. Unfortunately, the
scientists of today still cannot unde rstand the effec tiveness of this
material substance of the medicine, but produces an undeniably
certain effect.
pressure.
The skin: Rosy red spots form over th e skin and there is tendency
towards urticaria. In addition to severe abdominal distension and
cramping, the patient passes jelly-like discharge with the stools and
this is associated with tenesmus. Such patients commonly suffer from
dysentery in the autumn season. The stools contain large pieces of the
broken down inner lining of the intestin es in the form of small pieces
of tape.
There is paralysis of the functio n of the large gut, which is of
temporary nature. This results in th e inability to excrete in spite of
feeling the urge. As the patient st rains himself without success, other
the surrounding soft tissue. Th e overlying skin becomes wet,
markedly swollen, shiny and hypersen sitive to touch, even the touch
of cloth over it. Such patients cu t their shoes around the big toe to
keep it exposed so that the pain does not aggravate too much while
walking.
The urine: When the urine becomes scan ty and is of deep brown