The main goal of this study is to propose saffron as a sustainable substitute crop with high added value in some Moroccan agricultural areas with low and erratic rainfalls for their socio-economical development. The quality of the saffron spice crop produced under different Moroccan environments has to be evaluated prior to recommendation for commercial production. For this purpose, saffron was...

background & aim: saffron is one of the expensive spices known since antiquity for its color, flavor and medicinal properties. saffron is the dried stigma of crocus sativus plant. the three basic components of the stigma on which the qualitative characteristics of saffron depend are crocin (color), picrocrocin (taste), and safranal (aroma). the quality of saffron is a function of climatic c...

Saffron (Crocus sativus) is a medicinally important plant. The Kashmir valley (J&K, India) emblematizes one of the major and quality saffron producing areas in the world. Nonetheless, the area has been experiencing a declining trend in the production of saffron during the last decade. Poor disease management is one of the major reasons for declining saffron production in the area. Endophytes ar...

Saffron (Crocus sativus) stigma tablets were evaluated for short-term safety and tolerability in healthy adult volunteers. The study was a double-blind, placebo-controlled design consisting of a 1 week treatment of saffron tablets. Volunteers were divided into 3 groups of 10 each (5 males and 5 females). Group I received placebo; groups 2 and 3 received 200 and 400mg saffron tablets, respective...

Herbal medicine can be a valuable source of assistance for traditional medicine. There are a number of herbs that can be used in conjunction with modern medicine. Herbs can also be taken to aid recovery from serious diseases. Although one should never aim to treat diseases such as cardiovascular disease solely with herbal medicine, the value of herbs used in tandem with modern medicine cannot b...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of nutritional saffron (Crocus sativus L.) stigma hydroalcoholic extract on blood pressure (BP) and histology of the aorta in normotensive and hypertensive rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS Saffron (200 mg/kg/day) was given orally for 5 weeks to normotensive and hypertensive rats. Hypertension was induced by NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ...

There is increasing evidence that consumption of saffron, a spice derived from the flower of the Crocus savitus plant, has various therapeutic effects, including protection of the central nervous system. These beneficial effects have been widely attributed to the strong antioxidant properties of saffron and its key constituents, although data showing that these antioxidative properties are pote...

Background & Aim: Saffron is one of the expensive spices known since antiquity for its color, flavor and medicinal properties. Saffron is the dried stigma of crocus sativus plant. The three basic components of the stigma on which the qualitative characteristics of Saffron depend are crocin (color), picrocrocin (taste), and safranal (aroma). The quality of saffron is a ...

In the present study, the possible reversal effects of saffron against established aluminum (Al)-toxicity in adult mice, were investigated. Control, Al-treated (50 mg AlCl(3)/kg/day diluted in the drinking water for 5 weeks) and Al+saffron (Al-treatment as previously plus 60 mg saffron extract/kg/day intraperitoneally for the last 6 days), groups of male Balb-c mice were used. We assessed learn...

The article elucidates the possibility of using yellow dye, obtained from saffron petals (Carthamus Tinctorius L.) in food industry. This powdered added to yoghurt concentrations 0.3 – 0.4%, addition its color, gives samples a light aroma flowers and demonstrates high stability during storage at 4° C. for 28 days. values chromatic coordinates, L *, b yogurt did not undergo considerable changes ...