SM Herbals offers Colchicines. SM Herbals specializes in the Extraction, Isolation and Purification of Phytochemicals. The Colchicines are alkaloid, originally extracted from plants of the genus Colchicum [Gloriosa superba], also known as `Meadow Saffron`. The Colchicines is used to treat of gout and it is being investigated for its potential use as an anti-cancer drug. It is also used in Plant Genetics for doubling chromosomes to produce larger, hardier and faster-growing plants.