Colchicum Autumnale Homeopathic remedies are prescribed on the principal that 'like cures like', in a tiny dilution - so the indications below are what a healthy person would feel if taking Colchicum Autumnale. If your symptoms fit within the symptoms below, then Colchicum Autumnale would be a good bet. The following are the strongest indications of Colchicum Autumnale for its use in homeopathy. Entries on a white backgorund are from Boericke's Materia Medica, other entries are from a reversed Kent's repertory. Homeopathic remedies are not the same as herbal remedies. Please remember though, this homeopathy materia medica is provided for information only, with no guarantee of accuracy; it is not intended as a substitute for medical advice, nor as a claim for the effectiveness of Colchicum Autumnale in treating any of the symptoms below. If symptoms persist, seek professional medical advice - minor symptoms can often be a sign of a more serious underlying condition. Homeopathic remedies are very dilute, and while the homeopathic remedy may be beneficial, the raw product may be harmful. To purchase Colchicum Autumnale and other homeopathic remedies online, please click the button above. Affects markedly the muscular tissues, periosteum, and synovial membranes of joints. Has specific power of relieving the gouty paroxysms. It seems to be more beneficial in chronic affections of these parts. The parts are red, hot, swollen. Tearing pains; worse, in the evening and at night and from touch; stubbing the toes hurts exceedingly. There is always great prostration, internal Coldness, and tendency to collapse. Effects of night watching and hard study. Shocks as from electricity through one half of body. Bad effects from suppressed sweat. Dreams of mice. BETTER, stooping. WORSE, sundown to sunrise; motion, loss of sleep, smell of food in evening, mental exertion. Relationships Antidotes: Thuja; Camph.; Coccul.; Nux; Puls. Compare: Colchicine (intestinal catarrh with shreddy membranes; convulsive jerkings of right hand; rheumatic fever, gout, endo and pericarditis, pleurisy, arthritis, deformans in early stages; Intense pain of rheumatism 3x trit.). Also, Carbo; Arnica; Lilium; Arsen.; Verat. mind; memory; weakness of memory; mind; memory; forgetful; head; cerebral haemorrhage; Headache chiefly frontal and temporal, but also occipital and in nape of neck, worse afternoon and evening. Dim vision after reading Spots before eyes. Lachrymation worse in open air; violent tearing pain in eyes Variations in visual acuity Pupils unequal; left pupil contracted Itching in ears; sharp, shooting pains below right tragus. nose; smell; acute, over sensitive; sensitive to the odour of eggs; nose; smell; acute, over sensitive; sensitive to the odour of food; nose; smell; acute, over sensitive; sensitive to the odour of broth; nose; smell; acute, over sensitive; sensitive to the odour of cooking food; nose; smell; acute, over sensitive; sensitive to strong odours; Pain in facial muscles, moving about Tingling and oedematous swelling; cheeks red, hot, sweaty Very irritable with the pains (Cham.) Pain behind angle of right lower jaw. abdomen; kidneys; pain; abdomen; kidneys; inflammation; with bloody, ink-like, thick urine; Vomiting of mucus, bile and food; worse, any motion; Great coldness in stomach abdomen; stomach; appetite; lacking, no appetite; at smell of food; ; abdomen; stomach; aversion to certain foods or drinks; all food; smell of; abdomen; stomach; distended (swollen from inner pressure); after eating; ; abdomen; stomach; fullness; after eating; ; abdomen; stomach; loathing of food (see nausea); abdomen; stomach; nausea; from odours; ; abdomen; tension; abdomen; pain; after stool; Stomach; Dry mouth, tongue burns, gums and teeth pain THIRST; pain in stomach and flatulence The Smell of food causes nausea even to fainting, especially fish Profuse salivary secretion abdomen; stomach; vomiting; violent; ; abdomen; bloated; trapped wind; ; abdomen; flatulence; obstructed; abdomen; inflammation; abdomen; stomach; nausea; from odours; eggs; abdomen; stomach; nausea; from odours; fish; abdomen; stomach; nausea; from odours; any food; Ascites. Fullness and continuous rumbling Caecum and ascending colon much distended Pain over liver Borborygmi Distention of abdomen, with gas, inability to stretch out legs Pain in transverse colon. Thirst for effervescent, alcoholic beverages Burning or Icy coldness in stomach and abdomen Gouty gastralgia abdomen; stomach; retching; after vomiting; ; abdomen; stomach; nausea; from odours; soup; abdomen; stomach; nausea; on looking at food; ; craving for various things, but is averse to them when smelling them, seized then with nausea abdomen; stomach; without thirst; abdomen; stomach; nausea; thought of food; ; abdomen; stomach; nausea; thought of soup; ; rectum; pain; during stool; ; rectum; diarrhoea; in autumn; ; rectum; dysentery; rectum; pain; urge to stool, or urinate, but producing nothing; during dysentery; ; Painful, scanty, transparent, jelly-like mucus; pain, as if anus were torn open, with prolapse stool; watery; stool; like scrapings of intestines; stool; mucous, slimy; transparent; stool; thin, liquid; Ineffectual pressing; feels faeces in rectum, but cannot expel them. Autumnal dysentery; stools contain White shreddy particles in large quantities stool; mucous, slimy; jelly-like; stool; mucous, slimy; bloody; stool; membranous; stool; white; shreds particles; stool; mucous, slimy; stool; bloody; Dark, scanty or suppressed; bloody, brown, black, inky; contains clots of putrid decomposed blood, albumin, sugar. urine; colour; black; like ink; urine; urine heavier than usual; urine; scanty; urine; colour; black; urine; colour; dark; Sensation of swelling in vulva and clitoris. Female; Pruritis of genitals Cold feeling in thigh after period chest; heart; fluid build up around heart; chest; pain; tearing; chest; pain; stitching, sudden, sharp; chest; oppressed feeling; chest; lungs; fluid build up in chest cavity (pulmonary oedema); chest; heart; palpitations; Sound of heart becomes weaker, pulse of low tension. Pericarditis, with severe pain, oppression and dyspnoea, pulse threadlike Impulse not felt Heart; Anxiety in region of heart back; pain; on movement; ; Aching in lumbar and lumbo-sacral region Dull pain across loins Backache, better, rest and pressure. extremities, limbs; swollen; joints; ; extremities, limbs; swollen; hand; ; extremities, limbs; pain; fingers; rheumatic; extremities, limbs; pain; joints; rheumatic; extremities, limbs; pain; joints; paralytic; extremities, limbs; pain; joints; movement; extremities, limbs; pain; joints; gouty; extremities, limbs; pain; joints; in damp, cold weather; ; extremities, limbs; pain; wet weather; ; extremities, limbs; paralysis; upper limbs; sensation of paralysis; extremities, limbs; pain; tearing; paralytic; extremities, limbs; pain; hip; rheumatic; extremities, limbs; pain; upper limbs; ; extremities, limbs; pain; upper limbs; movement; extremities, limbs; pain; upper limbs; paralytic; extremities, limbs; pain; upper limbs; rheumatic; extremities, limbs; pain; shoulder; rheumatic; extremities, limbs; pain; forearm; ; extremities, limbs; pain; forearm; paralytic; extremities, limbs; pain; hand; rheumatic; extremities, limbs; pain; hip; ; extremities, limbs; pain; rheumatic; in warm weather; ; extremities, limbs; pain; rheumatic; acute; extremities, limbs; pain; rheumatic; Right plantar reflex abolished Limbs, lame, weak, tingling Pain worse in evening and warm weather Joints stiff and feverish; shifting rheumatism; pains worse at night Inflammation of great toe, gout in heel, Cannot bear to have it touched or moved Tingling in the finger nails Knees strike together, can hardly walk Oedematous swelling and coldness of legs and feet. Pain in front of thigh Pins and needles in hands and wrists, fingertips numb Tearing in limbs during warm weather, stinging during cold extremities, limbs; pain; on movement; ; extremities, limbs; pain; extremities, limbs; movements and positions; lameness; lower limbs; from suppressed perspiration; ; extremities, limbs; movements and positions; lameness; lower limbs; ; extremities, limbs; movements and positions; lameness; extremities, limbs; coldness; Sharp pain down left arm chill; autumn; ; chill; chilliness (see also whole body; temperature); chill; shaking, shivering, rigors; fever; continued fever; abdominal; ; fever; autumn; ; fever; night; ; fever; continued fever; perspiration; odour; sour; perspiration; from suppressed complaints; ; skin; dry; inability to perspire (see inactivity); skin; dry; skin; itching; crawling; Pink spots on back, chest and abdomen Blotchy papular rash on face Urticaria. generalities; pain; paralytic; generalities; pain; tearing; externally; generalities; symptoms from suppression of perspiration; ; generalities; pulse; imperceptible; generalities; sitting; generalities; temperature (felt and effects of temperature); cold, wet weather; generalities; touch; generalities; walking; generalities; movement; movement of affected part; generalities; movement; generalities; formication (like insects crawling around); internally; ; generalities; evening; ; generalities; night; ; generalities; eating and food; sight of all food; generalities; eating and food; smell of all food; generalities; faintness, fainting; from odours; of cooking food; ; generalities; fluid build up; external; ; generalities; fluid build up; internal; ; generalities; formication (like insects crawling around); external parts; ; generalities; weakness (see lethargic, weariness); Colchicum Autumnale is available to buy through our online shop from WHP in USA, Boiron in USA, Boiron in Canada, Hylands in USA, Weleda in UK (not for export), Helios, Europe, by clicking the red 'View Purchase Options' button. Alternative names, keywords, and common mis-spellings Meadow Saffron, Colchicum