Colchicinum is a powerful homoeopathic medicine derived from the alkaloid of Colchicum autumnale. It acts prominently on the gastrointestinal tract, nervous system, and vascular system, with marked effects on digestive irritation, exhaustion, diarrhoeic states, and febrile collapse. This medicine is particularly useful in conditions marked by frequent vomiting, prostration, intestinal catarrh, and sleep disturbances. Dilated pupils, tearing facial pains, and spasmodic symptoms also indicate its clinical value.
Common Name: Alkaloid of Colchicum autumnale
SBL’s Colchicinum can be helpful in the following complaints:
Digestive Upset and Vomiting
- Helps manage nausea on rising from bed at night, rapidly followed by vomiting of undigested food.
- Colchicinum aids in cases where vomiting progresses to bitter greenish fluid, continuing into the early morning.
- Supports in vomiting of blood, persisting for several days.
- Relieves pain and excessive tenderness in the epigastric region.
Abdominal Distension and Rumbling
- Helps in abdominal bloating with marked sensitivity.
- Useful in cases of frequent rumbling and intestinal uneasiness.
Diarrhoea and Tenesmus
- Aids in urgent desire for stool with copious pasty evacuations and excessive tenesmus, repeated frequently.
- Relieves liquid stools containing numerous flakes resembling cooked egg white, from 2 to 4 inches long.
- Supports in thin, yellowish-green, slimy stools, accompanied by abdominal pain.
Urinary Changes
- Helps manage turbid urine that leaves a copious white sediment.
Facial Jerking and Tearing Pain
- Relieves tearing pains in the face.
- Supports in convulsive jerking of the right hand.
Dilated Pupil Changes
- Aids in states with widely dilated pupils, indicating nervous system involvement.
Fever and Circulatory Effects
- Helps in chill around noon, followed by intense heat lasting for hours.
- Manages rapid pulse, confusion of head, increased thirst, and sleeplessness during febrile phases.
- Supports pulse slowing by several beats within the first hours.
Sleep Disturbance and Restlessness
- Colchicinum relieves uneasy dreams with sudden awakening after midnight.
- Aids in slight somnolency, often followed by collapse and restless wakefulness.
General Prostration
- Supports in cases of extreme tiredness by the second day, followed by two days of fever and restlessness.