秋水仙(Colchicum autumnale L.)是百合科秋水仙属植物。诱导植物细胞染色体加倍的秋水仙素,就是从秋水仙的根、茎、叶和种子中提取出来的。秋水仙素不仅广泛用于多倍体和单倍体育种,而且能抑制动物细胞的有丝分裂。此外,还能治疗乳腺癌、宫颈癌、鼻咽癌、胃癌及白血病和坐骨神经痛 Colchicum autumnale (Colchicum autumnale L.) is a Liliaceae Colchicum. Colchicine, which doubles the chromosome of plant cells, is extracted from the roots, stems, leaves and seeds of the daffodils. Colchicine is widely used not only for polyploidy and haploid breeding, but also for mitosis of animal cells. In addition, but also the treatment of breast cancer, cervical cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, stomach cancer and leukemia and sciatica