Autumn Crocus + Colchicine
Colchicine brand names: Colchicine, Colsalide Improved, Mitigare, Colcrys, Gloperba, and others.
Autumn Crocus has a major interaction with Colchicine. Avoid concomitant use of autumn crocus with colchicine.
Read the full interaction reportAutumn Crocus and Colchicine
Here is the interaction we found between these two, with the evidence behind it.
COLCHICINE
Interaction has not been documented in well-controlled studies, however, the interaction has been demonstrated in some small human studies or in controlled animal studies in conjunction with multiple case reports..
Here's the simple version: Autumn Crocus is colchicine. The plant naturally contains the very same drug your prescription bottle holds. So if you took both, you would essentially be doubling up on colchicine without knowing exactly how much extra you're getting, and that's a real problem.
Colchicine has a narrow safety window, meaning the line between a helpful dose and a toxic one is thin. Too much can cause severe diarrhea, vomiting, belly cramps, muscle weakness, and in serious overdoses it can damage blood cells and other organs. Please never combine this plant or any homemade preparation with your prescription. Stick with your FDA-approved colchicine and talk to your pharmacist or doctor before adding anything new.
- Blumenthal M, ed. The Complete German Commission E Monographs: Therapeutic Guide to Herbal Medicines. Trans. S. Klein. Boston, MA: American Botanical Council, 1998.
What These Ratings Mean
Every interaction above is graded three ways — here’s the key to each label.
Clinically significant. Avoid the combination, or use only under close professional supervision.
Usually worth avoiding or managing — may need monitoring, a dose change, or timing apart.
Generally not serious. Be aware of it and mention it to your pharmacist.
- LikelyWell-controlled human studies have demonstrated the likely existence of this interaction.
- ProbableInteraction has not been documented in well-controlled studies, however, the interaction has been demonstrated in some small human studies or in controlled animal studies in conjunction with multiple case reports.
- PossibleInteraction has been documented in animal or in lab research, or the interaction has been documented in humans but is limited to case reports or conflicting clinical research exists.
- UnlikelyInteraction has been demonstrated in animal or in lab research but has been shown not to occur in humans.
- AHigh-quality meta-analysis (quantitative systematic review).
- BCase-control study.
- CConsensus.
- DAnecdotal evidence.
These ratings are for information only. Never start, stop, or otherwise change your therapy before speaking with your provider.
Autumn Crocus Also Interacts With Other Medications
Autumn Crocus has 1 major, known drug interaction in our database — the Colchicine one above is one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.
Check Another of Your Medications Against Autumn Crocus
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See Every Supplement That Interacts With Colchicine
This page covers Autumn Crocus only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Colchicine page lists 146 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.
The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Grapefruit (major), St. John's Wort (major), Acacia Rigidula (moderate) and Adrafinil (moderate).
By severity: 4 major · 104 moderate · 38 minor.
From our pharmacist’s overview on the Colchicine page
“Colchicine, the gout and pericarditis medicine sold as Colcrys and Mitigare, has one of the smallest gaps between a helpful dose and a harmful one of any drug I dispense, so its 146 supplement interactions deserve genuine respect. Most of them work the same way, blocking or speeding up the enzyme and transporter (CYP3A4 and P-glycoprot…”
Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026
Taking Autumn Crocus as Part of a Dietary Supplement Product? Check It for Interactions
We hold 1 real supplement products containing Autumn Crocus, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Autumn Crocus. Your product may carry other ingredients that interact with Colchicine too, on top of Autumn Crocus — and those would not show on this page. Find your product and we’ll check every ingredient on its label:
Where Autumn Crocus and Colchicine Sit Against Everything Else
Out of every supplement and medication people look up on HelloPharmacist, here is where these two land this week — and which way each has been moving.
#982 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days
#772 of 2,830 medications looked up here in the last 7 days
Position among everything looked up on this site, not a measure of how commonly either one is used or how important it is. A supplement can climb this list because of a news story. It counts every request to the page, automated ones included, and nothing here identifies anyone.
About Autumn Crocus
What is Autumn Crocus?
- Gout
- Familial Mediterranean fever
- Joint pain and inflammation
- Rheumatoid arthritis (traditional use)
Autumn Crocus is a highly poisonous plant that contains colchicine, a compound that has real medical value but is dangerous in its raw form. You should never eat the plant or take homemade preparations from it. If you need colchicine for gout or familial Mediterranean fever, use the standardized, FDA-approved prescription product under a doctor's supervision.
About Colchicine
What Is Colchicine Used For?
Brand names: Colchicine, Colsalide Improved, Mitigare, Colcrys, Gloperba, Lodoco
Colchicine tablets and capsules are used to prevent gout flares in adults, and colchicine tablets are also used to treat acute gout flares when taken at the first sign of a flare. Colchicine tablets are additionally approved for familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) — a hereditary inflammatory condition — in adults and children 4 years and older.
Lodoco (colchicine tablet) is specifically indicated to reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, coronary revascularization, and cardiovascular death in adults with established atherosclerotic disease or multiple cardiovascular risk factors. Colchicine is not a pain reliever and should not be used for pain from other causes.
Other Drugs & Autumn Crocus
Browse every other medication we’ve checked against Autumn Crocus — both the ones with a known interaction and the ones without. Select any drug for the full detail.
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1 interaction
No interaction 2,828 drugs checked — show the list
We also checked Autumn Crocus against these medications and found no known interaction in our sources. Open any page to confirm.
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Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,828 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Autumn Crocus list.
Sources & How We Checked
Interaction details are evidence-graded and sourced from the Natural Medicines database. The medication overview comes from MedlinePlus.
- Natural Medicines (Therapeutic Research Center) — Evidence-graded clinical reference for vitamins, herbs and supplements — the basis for our interaction data.
- MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine — NIH consumer drug information, used for the medication overviews.
- NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD) — Official supplement product labels.
Content is written and reviewed by licensed HelloPharmacist pharmacists. See our data sources and editorial standards for how this information is built and checked.
Parts of this content are provided by the Therapeutic Research Center, LLC.
DISCLAIMER: Currently this does not check for drug-drug interactions. This is not an all-inclusive comprehensive list of potential interactions and is for informational purposes only. Not all interactions are known or well-reported in the scientific literature, and new interactions are continually being reported. Input is needed from a qualified healthcare provider including a pharmacist before starting any therapy. Application of clinical judgment is necessary.
© 2021 Therapeutic Research Center, LLC
Colchicine Is Linked to Lower Levels of 2 Nutrients
Natural Medicines records Colchicine as a medicine that can lower these. This is not an interaction with Autumn Crocus — it is a separate effect of the medicine, and it is a reason some people are advised to supplement rather than to avoid one:
Read the full Colchicine nutrient depletion report ›
Depletion records come from the licensed Natural Medicines database. Do not start a supplement on the strength of this page — ask your pharmacist or doctor whether it applies to you.
Taking Autumn Crocus and Colchicine Together: Common Questions
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