/oss/taxonomy/term/5138/all en /oss/article/covid-19-critical-thinking-health/colchicine-another-example-science-press-release <p>Chances are that most of you had not heard of colchicine before recent headlines excitedly hyping its potential as a treatment for COVID-19. Unless you suffer from gout. Then you surely recognize colchicine as a reliable friend, capable of soothing the excruciating pain caused by the buildup of uric acid in joints. This compound, a natural component of the autumn crocus, has played that role for over 3000 years! It already earned praise for alleviating the distress of gout in the Ebers Papyrus, the famous Egyptian compilation of medical treatments dating to around 1500 BC.</p> Thu, 28 Jan 2021 22:39:45 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 8581 at /oss