#colchicine

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Jan. 4th, 2020.

The #meadowsaffron, or #autumncrocus, as it is also called, is a highly fascinating plant. Its purple flowers look like crocuses, but appear in early autumn, when most other plants are done flowering. This is also reflected in its German name #herbstzeitlose, which means “autumn messenger”. From the “naked” flowers may also be derived the English moniker “naked ladies”. The leaves, on the other hand, show up in spring and have been mistaken for bear’s garlic. A dangerous and potentially deadly mistake, since the entire plant contains the alkaloid #colchicine, which acts similar to #arsenic, and has no known antidote. In addition it has a long latency period, which makes poisoning with autumn crocus even more difficult to recognize and treat. While deadly, it is also made use of in medicine, for treating certain types of cancer, as well as in plant breeding, where it causes plants to grow larger and produce bigger fruits. A plant named #colchicon was first mentioned by #dioscorides. The specific name autumnale given by Linnaeus, refers to its time of flowering. The genus name Colchicum is derived from #colchis, the landscape on the Black Sea, most famously known for the witch #medea, who is told to have poisoned her enemies with meadow saffron, but also restored youth with its help. In Apollonius Rhodius’ Argonautica, Medea rubs a salve on Jason’s limbs, which contains meadow saffron. According to another legend, meadow saffron grew from the blood that dripped from #prometheus’ liver. However, the same story is also related to the Mandrake and both plants are candidates for the mythical plant named “blood of Prometheus”. The #artwork shown here is one of my more #illustrative works, combining #symbolism and showing the #plantspirit in an #anthropomorphic form. It was first show-cased in 2017 at gallery Circle1 in Berlin, as part of the “Bad Intentions” group exhibition. It is drawn with black #ink on paper that has been stained with coffee and meadow saffron flower extract. It is signed on the back and comes in a simple black cardboard passe-partout. #originalart #inkdrawing #sigillamagica #occultart #witchplants #poisonousplants #colchicumautumnale https://www.instagram.com/p/BrDcyOcniwg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=jh4zy29oy070

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Colchicum autumnale, nicknamed fall crocus, seeming to glow from within as it is illuminated by the low-angled light of a fall afternoon at the 45th paralell. The underground bit of this plant contains an alkaloid called colchicine, which strongly stimulates the kidneys. It is used as a drug for gout (never use it, there are better ways to treat gout) and also for familial mediterranean fever, for which it makes an enormous clinical difference and is entirely appropriate. It's named after Colchis, the kingdom from the story of Jason and the Argonauts, which was where Georgia and Abkhazia are now . . . . #colchicum #colchicine #crocus #butnotreally #flowers #herbalmedicine #pharmacognosy #alkaloid

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