Citation

Raghavendra Babu Y, Manjunath S, Bakkannavar SM, Acharya J, Pramod Kumar G. Med. Sci. Law 2012; 52(4): 205-206.

Affiliation

Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangalore.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, British Academy of Forensic Sciences, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1258/msl.2012.012025

PMID

22941521

Abstract

Colchicine, a natural pseudo-alkaloid found in plants such as the Colchicum autumnale and Gloriosa superba has tremendous medicinal properties, but if misused by an unqualified person can result in fatal consequences. We report a case of colchicine poisoning in an adult man as a result of consumption of the herb G. superba by a 50-year-old man and review the literature.

Language: en