Perennial herb with a pear-shaped corm. Violet petals and orange anthers that flowers in the fall but the seeds aren't ripe until spring; capsules can be found between the leaves.

Stops cell division. Analgesic, antirheumatic, cathartic and emetic (seed)

Plants for a Future
Floridata

Apigenin, benzoic acid, colchicine, demecolcine, starch (tuber); salicyclic acid (plant)

In joint inflamation (due to gout) and in leukemia, to treat Bechet's syndrome, a chronic disease marked by recurring ulcers and rheumatism (plant)

It should not be prescribed for pregnant women or patients with kidney disease.

Stary, Medicinal Herbs and Plants.