colchicine

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colchicine englannista suomeksi

A highly toxic alkaloid, formula C22H25NO6, originally extracted from plants of the genus (taxfmt) and formerly used to treat rheumatic complaints, now used mainly in the treatment of gout.
(quote-book)|year=1964|author=Ian Fleming|passage=''Gloriosa superba'': spectacularly beautiful climbing lily. Roots, stalks, leaves contain an acrid narcotic, superbine, as well as colchicine and choline. Three grains of colchicine are fatal. Hawaii.
colchicine
(monikko) it|colchicina