Aim of this study is to confirm and investigate the diuretic effect of crocine which is the pharmacologically active component of Crocus sativus L. (saffron) and to study the possible mechanism of action in relation to urinary nitrite. Twenty four rats were divided into 3 groups; control, hydrochlorothiazide and crocine treated groups. Assay of the diuretic activity of crocine was performed by ...

Among all environmental factors, the temperature is considered one of key elements that control growth and development saffron. This study was undertaken to investigate effect thermal forcing corms on saffron development. To this end, mother were collected at four different periods: late March (T2) , mid-April (T3) April (T4), after leaf senescence (Control, T1) . The each period then pretreate...

The characterization of C. sativus ecotypes is great interest for preserving them from a possible genetic erosion due to the decrease European cultivation surface. In this study, we evaluated four Italy (Sardinia and Abruzzo), Spain (Castilla-La Mancha), Greece (Kozani) in order detect existence variability promote biodiversity crop. Thirty-one traits related saffron flowering, flower morpholog...