Used primarily in the treatment of gout, colchicine solution helps reduce inflammation and pain during acute gout attacks by inhibiting uric acid crystal-induced neutrophil activation. It is also prescribed for familial Mediterranean fever to prevent recurrent attacks. In cytogenetics, the solution is applied to arrest cell division at metaphase by disrupting microtubule formation, allowing for chromosome analysis. Additionally, it has been used in plant breeding to induce polyploidy, resulting in larger or more robust plant varieties.