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Colchicum Luteum
Common names: hirantutiya (India), sunanjan-e-talkh
(Pakistan), suranjan (India), virkum (India), Gelbe Zeitlose
Wild distribution: Himalaya, Pakistan, Kashmir, Afghanistan,
Turkestan.
The seeds are analgesic, antirheumatic, cathartic and emetic. They are used mainly in the treatment of gouty and rheumatic complaints, usually accompanied with an alkaline diuretic.