Saffron (Crocus sativus L., family Iridaceae) is used traditionally for medicinal purpose in
Chinese, Ayurvedic, Persian and Unani medicines. The bioactive constituents such as …

Saffron is the dried stigmata of the flowers of saffron (Crocus sativus L., Iridaceae). Saffron
has various pharmacological effects and is regarded as a potent drug. Thus research on the …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Saffron, the dried red stigma of the perennial herb Crocus
sativus L.(Iridaceae), is one of the most important and expensive spices in the world. It is …

Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) has been an important subject of interest for research teams in
the past two decades because of its various biological properties. Chemical analysis has …

Saffron or Crocus sativus L.(C. sativus) has been widely used as a medicinal plant to
promote human health, especially in Asia. The main components of saffron are crocin …

The present review is designed to measure the effects of saffron extract in functional foods
and its pharmacological properties against various disorders. Saffron is a traditional …

Abstract Saffron, Crocus sativus (Iridaceae), is a perennial herb, which earned its popularity
as both medicine and spice. It is an inhabitant of different mountainous regions of Asia Minor …

Objectives Recently, a great deal of interest has been developed to isolate and investigate
novel bioactive components from natural resources with health beneficial effects. Saffron is …

Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) is a medicinal plant, originally cultivated in the East and Middle
East, and later in some Mediterranean countries. Saffron is obtained from the stigmas of the …

The stigma of Crocus sativus, known as saffron, is one of the most expensive spices in the
world. The bioactive components in saffron, picrocrocin, crocin, and safranal, have …