Saffron (Crocus sativus L.), the king of spices: An overview

L Cardone, D Castronuovo, M Perniola, N Cicco… - Scientia …, 2020 - Elsevier
Saffron is obtained from the dried red stigmas of Crocus sativus L., an autumnal herbaceous
flowering plant belonging to the Iridaceae family. It is largely cultivated in Iran, India …

Critical review on nutritional, bioactive, and medicinal potential of spices and herbs and their application in food fortification and nanotechnology

D Mandal, T Sarkar, R Chakraborty - Applied Biochemistry and …, 2023 - Springer
Medicinal or herbal spices are grown in tropical moist evergreen forestland, surrounding
most of the tropical and subtropical regions of Eastern Himalayas in India (Sikkim …

Saffron (Crocus sativus L.): A Source of Nutrients for Health and for the Treatment of Neuropsychiatric and Age-Related Diseases

A El Midaoui, I Ghzaiel, D Vervandier-Fasseur, M Ksila… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
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 …

Plants used as antihypertensive

T Verma, M Sinha, N Bansal, SR Yadav, K Shah… - Natural products and …, 2021 - Springer
Hypertension is a critical health problem and worse other cardiovascular diseases. It is
mainly of two types: Primary or essential hypertension and Secondary hypertension …

Phytochemistry, pharmacology, and potential clinical applications of saffron: A review

B Xing, S Li, J Yang, D Lin, Y Feng, J Lu… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

Authentication of saffron spice accessions from its common substitutes via a multiplex approach of UV/VIS fingerprints and UPLC/MS using molecular networking and …

NM Hegazi, AR Khattab, A Frolov, LA Wessjohann… - Food chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Saffron is a spice revered for its unique flavor and health attributes often subjected to
fraudulence. In this study, molecular networking as a visualization tool for UPLC/MS dataset …

Saffron processing wastes as a bioresource of high-value added compounds: Development of a green extraction process for polyphenol recovery using a natural …

A Lakka, S Grigorakis, I Karageorgou, G Batra, O Kaltsa… - Antioxidants, 2019 - mdpi.com
The current investigation was undertaken to examine saffron processing waste (SPW) as a
bioresource, which could be valorized to produce extracts rich in antioxidant polyphenols …

The role of nutraceuticals in prevention and treatment of hypertension: An updated review of the literature

S Ghaffari, N Roshanravan - Food research international, 2020 - Elsevier
Hypertension (HTN) is a worldwide epidemic in both developed and developing countries. It
is one of the leading causes of major health problems such as cardiovascular disease …

Searching for the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective potential of natural food and nutritional supplements for ocular health in the mediterranean …

M Valero-Vello, C Peris-Martínez, JJ García-Medina… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Adherence to a healthy diet offers a valuable intervention to compete against the increasing
cases of ocular diseases worldwide, such as dry eye disorders, myopia progression …

Effectivity of saffron extract (Saffr'Activ) on treatment for children and adolescents with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): a clinical effectivity study

H Blasco-Fontecilla, E Moyano-Ramírez… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder is the most prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder
worldwide. Choice treatment includes psychostimulants, but parents tend to be reluctant to …