Background: Use of herbs as medicinal plants to treat various clinical ailments has grown for
the last two decades. Cancer is one of the most dreadful disease and extracts of various …

Crocin and safranal are active ingredients in the saffron. Some studies have demonstrated
antitumor activities of saffron ingredients. The aim of this study was to evaluate cytotoxic …

Cancer is one of the most feared diseases globally and there has been a sustained rise in its
incidence in both developing and developed countries. Despite the growing therapeutic …

Background: Saffron is harvested from the dried, dark red stigmas of Crocus sativus flowers.
It is used as a spice for flavoring and coloring food as a perfume. It is often used for treating …

Saffron, obtained from dry stigmas of the flowers of Crocus sativus L.(fam. Iridaceae), is an
ancient spice and a natural food colorant that has been used to treat various diseases in the …

Context: Cancer dramatically impacts human life expectancy and quality of life. Natural
substances from vegetables, herbs and spices could be beneficial in the prevention or …

Background and aims Saffron is a spice with preventive and curative effects. This study
aimed to review the toxicity of saffron extract and its constituents on normal and cancer cells …

Saffron is a spice that its preventive and curative effects against cancer have been seen in
the studies. However, there are some worries about saffron toxicity against normal cells. This …

Methods: This review aims to provide an overview of in-vitro and in-vivo evaluation molecule
mechanism for anti-tumor activity, cancer preventing and protective effects of saffron extract …

Saffron (Crocus sativus) is a perennial herb, mainly grown in Mediterranean Europe,
western Asia, and Kashmir region of India. The dried stigmas of the C. sativus have been …