The effects of chemical and organic fertilizers on saffron (Crocus sativus) were studied in a field experiment using a complete randomized block design with three replications at ferdowsi university of Mashhad. Fertilizers applied were N, P, K, NP, NK, PK, NPK, cow, sheep and chicken manure. The amount of chemical fertilizer applied were 50, 30, 30, 48, 48, 36, 66 kg/ha for N, P, K, NP, NK, PK,...

BACKGROUND Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) is a common but very expensive herbal medicine. As an important traditional medicine, it has an outstanding effect in treating irregular and painful menstruation. Recently, the over-demand tendency of saffron results in an unusual phenomenon in the medicinal markets. Adulterants and saffron-like substitutes are intentionally mixed into medicinal markets an...

objective(s) anti-helicobacter pylori effects of saffron (crocus sativus l., iridacea) and its major constituents, crocin and safranal, were evaluated. materials and methods macerated aqueous and methanol extracts tested against 45 clinical isolates of helicobacter pylori, using paper disc diffusion method (ddm) on modified egg yolk emulsion agar (eye agar). four antibiotics also tested against...

ILD Gossypium anomalum Wawrs. and Peyr. among Gossypium species whas anomalous petal spot inheritance. Its petal spot involves two independently inherited genes; a ghost spot gene interacts with a spotless gene making a large anthocyanin area at the base of a petal (SILOW 1941). In the two cultivated Asiatic diploid species red petal spot involves three closely linked genesmargin. ghost spot, a...

Introduction: Sexual dysfunction and infertility are frequently associated with diabetes in men and experimental animals. Oxidative stress and alteration in testis are responsible for complication in diabetes. Saffron has antidiabetic and antioxidant properties that improves the functions of various organs. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of administra...

Crocus sativus L. (saffron) is a widely used food additive for its color and taste. The hypotensive effects of saffron have been shown in previous studies. The aim of this study was to evaluate the mechanism of vasodilatory effects induced by saffron on isolated rat aorta.To study the vasodilatory effects of saffron aqueous extract (0.5, 1 and 2 mg/mL), isolated rat thoracic aorta rings were co...

objective(s):this study was designed to evaluate the cardioprotective effect of crocus sativus l. (saffron)aqueous extract and safranal, the major constituent of the essential oil of saffron, on lipid peroxidation, biochemical parameters and histopathological findings in isoproterenol (iso)-induced myocardial infarction in wistar rats. materials and methods:the saffron extract (20, 40, 80 and 1...

BACKGROUND In recent years phytotherapy has been explored as a source for alternative treatments for mood disorders. One potential candidate is saffron (Crocus sativus L.), whose main bioactive components are crocins and safranal. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of affron®, a standardised stigmas extract from Crocus sativus L. for improving mood, stress, anxie...