Colchicinum

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Proving Symptoms of homeopathy medicine Colchicinum, described by Richard Hughes in his book, A Cyclopedia of Drug Pathogenesis, published in 1895….

Introduction

C17H19NO3.

Provings.

1. HEINRICH took 0.01 grm. of colchicine, and soon after experienced eructations and great nausea, with augmentation of saliva. Nausea lasted some hour even after supper, which was taken without appetite. Pulse fell gradually, 11 pulsations in first 2 hours. Eight days later took 0.02 grm. in a wafer (1/2 past 4 p. m.). No change in pulse for 2 hours. Until 8 p. m. no symptoms except eructations an slight ptyalism; supper without appetite. After 10 p. m. broken sleep, from which he was woke at 1/2 past I by painful dreams. Desire to go to stool, but he had scarcely left his bed when nausea increased, and vomiting came on for 2 morning at same time soft and copious stool with violent griping. These symptoms recurred three times at short intervals. The first vomited matters consisted of undigested dinner and supper, then a greenish-yellow, bitter liquid. Slept from 3 till 6, then vomited and evacuated abundance of mucilaginous, greenish-yellow liquid. Vomiting ceased from that time, but eructations, nausea, and total loss of appetite lasted for 4 days. Only a little cold water taken on first day and on the others a little soup. Abdomen was tympanitic, sensitive, and gurgling. On 2nd day two stools, on 3rd one, and on 4th three, accompanied with griping, and containing, particularly on 2nd and 3rd days, flocculi like white of egg. Weakness, considerable on 1st day, increased on appearance of febrile phenomena. Was obliged to keep his bed 1st day, and only left it with difficulty on the others. Fever commenced about middle of 1st day, shivering followed by great heat lasting several hour, with thirst, much accelerated pulse, cerebral distress, agitation an want of sleep. Sensibility of abdomen disappeared only on 4th day. Urine was thick, and had an abundant white deposit; its quantity could not be determined. (SCHROFF. CEst. Zeit. f. prakt. Heilk., 1856.).

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Richard Hughes
Dr. Richard Hughes (1836-1902) was born in London, England. He received the title of M.R.C.S. (Eng.), in 1857 and L.R.C.P. (Edin.) in 1860. The title of M.D. was conferred upon him by the American College a few years later.

Hughes was a great writer and a scholar. He actively cooperated with Dr. T.F. Allen to compile his 'Encyclopedia' and rendered immeasurable aid to Dr. Dudgeon in translating Hahnemann's 'Materia Medica Pura' into English. In 1889 he was appointed an Editor of the 'British Homoeopathic Journal' and continued in that capacity until his demise. In 1876, Dr. Hughes was appointed as the Permanent Secretary of the Organization of the International Congress of Homoeopathy Physicians in Philadelphia. He also presided over the International Congress in London.