Colchicine, Colchicum Autumnale Extract Powder

Colchicine Details

Product Name: Colchicine
Herb Source: Colchicum autumnale L.
Part Used: Corm
Appearance: Light yellow powder
Specifications: 99.7%
Test Method: HPLC
CAS#: 64-86-8
Molecular Weight & Molecular Formula: C22H25NO6; 399.44
Colchicine Structural Formula:

Melting Point & Solubility: mp 142-150℃, Freely sol in acohol and chloroform. Sol in water and one gram dissolves in 22ml water. Very slightly soluble in ether and one gram dissolves in 220ml ether. Practically insol in petr ether.
Pharmacology: Anti-cancer, therapy gouty arthritis at acute episode period. Colchicine had prophylactic effects on carbon tetrachloride-nduced hepatic fibrosis.

What Is Colchicine ?

Colchicine is a toxic natural product and secondary metabolite, it is extracted from genus Colchicum which is also called as autumn crocus, colchicum autumnale and meadow saffron. Now, it is a medication most commonly used to treat gout. Besides, colchicine is also used to treat familial Mediterranean fever, pericarditis, Behçet’s disease, and atrial fibrillation.

Functions And Benefits Of Colchicum Autumnale Extract Colchicine

1. Colchicine powder is anti-gout, anti-tumor, inhibiting the mitotic cell stopping in M phase.
2. Natural colchicine can also be used for acute gout, anti-inflammatory analgesic.
3. Colchicine is used as the treatment of purple epilepsy caused thrombocytopenia. Persistent apophysis erythema. Advanced schistosomiasis.
4. Colchicine powder has the significant effects on breast cancer, cervical cancer, esophageal cancer, lung cancer, gastric cancer and chronic myelogenous leukemia.

Applications Of Colchicum Autumnale Extract Colchicine

Natural colchicine can be used in pharmaceutical field as raw material.

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