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colchicine-history · nuki-simkin-2006-history-of-gout
- Citation
- nuki-simkin-2006-history-of-gout
- Claim ID
- colchicine-history
- Assertion
- Colchicine, from the autumn crocus, was first used specifically for gout by Alexander of Tralles in the sixth century AD; it fell out of use under Sydenham's influence and was rediscovered in 1763 by Baron Von Stoerk.
- Quote
its first use as a selective and specific treatment for gout is attributed to the Byzantine Christian physician Alexander of Tralles in the sixth century AD ... colchicine was not used for the treatment of gout for about 150 years until its rediscovery in 1763 by Professor Baron Von Stoerk in Vienna
- Quote language
- en
- Locator
- section: Treatments for gout through the ages
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