Comparison of Seeds of Colchicum Speciosum and Gloriosa Superba in Respect to Colchicine and Colchicoside Contents by RP-LC

a comparison of teachers and supervisors, with respect to teacher efficacy and reflection

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assessment of deep word knowledge in elementary and advanced iranian efl learners: a comparison of selective and productive wat tasks

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Toxic encephalopathy due to colchicine--Gloriosa superba poisoning.

Gloriosa superba, a flowering plant widespread in South and Southeast Asia, is implicated in many cases of self-poisoning. Colchicine is concentrated in the seeds and tubers and this mediates its toxicity. We describe a 28-year-old woman who developed delayed encephalopathy after eating G superba tubers. MR scan of brain showed bilateral symmetrical T2 basal ganglia hyperintensities in the caud...

Acute fulminant hepatic failure due to colchicine – a rare manifestation of Gloriosa superba poisoning.

Colchicine cardiotoxicity following ingestion of Gloriosa superba tubers.

The clinical features of colchicine toxicity in a patient following ingestion of Gloriosa superba tubers are described. Gastroenteritis, acute renal failure, cardiotoxicity and haematological abnormalities were the main toxic manifestations. There was no hypotension and no neurological manifestations. Electrocardiographic changes were noteworthy and have not been reported previously.