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 …

From oxidative stress to inflammation in the posterior ocular diseases: diagnosis and treatment

A Dammak, F Huete-Toral, C Carpena-Torres… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Most irreversible blindness observed with glaucoma and retina-related ocular diseases,
including age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy, have their origin in the …

Nutraceuticals: a promising therapeutic approach in ophthalmology

CR Castro-Castaneda, F Altamirano-Lamarque… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Oxidative stress represents one of the main factors driving the pathophysiology of multiple
ophthalmic conditions including presbyopia, cataracts, dry eye disease (DED), glaucoma …

[HTML][HTML] Saffron and its active ingredients against human disorders: A literature review on existing clinical evidence

SF Omidkhoda, H Hosseinzadeh - Iranian Journal of Basic Medical …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Saffron, the stigmas of Crocus sativus L., has been mentioned extensively in the traditional
reference texts as a herbal medicine. Many clinical trials have been conducted on this …

Natural products: evidence for neuroprotection to be exploited in glaucoma

A Adornetto, L Rombolà, LA Morrone, C Nucci… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Glaucoma, a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide, is an optic neuropathy
characterized by the progressive death of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). Elevated intraocular …

The genus Crocus L.: A review of ethnobotanical uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology

L Mohtashami, MS Amiri, M Ramezani… - Industrial Crops and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Crocus L. is a genus of perennial plants in the family Iridaceae. Numerous research
regarding healing effects of Crocus spp. on human diseases are being published worldwide …

Glaucoma and antioxidants: Review and update

JJ Garcia-Medina, E Rubio-Velazquez… - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Glaucoma is a neurodegenerative disease characterised by the progressive degeneration of
retinal ganglion cells. Oxidative stress has been related to the cell death in this 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 …

Beneficial effects of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) in ocular pathologies, particularly neurodegenerative retinal diseases

JA Fernández-Albarral, R De Hoz… - Neural regeneration …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) has been traditionally used in food preparation and as a
medicinal plant. It currently has numerous therapeutic properties attributed to it, such as …

Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) in Ocular Diseases: A Narrative Review of the Existing Evidence from Clinical Studies

R Heitmar, J Brown, I Kyrou - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) and its main constituents, ie, crocin and crocetin, are natural
carotenoid compounds, which have been reported to possess a wide spectrum of properties …