Objective(s): Crocus sativus (saffron) has been widely used in traditional medicine. It has also been found to possess many beneficial properties in modern medicine. The most important ingredients of saffron are crocin, crocetin, safranal, and picrocrocin. This study evaluated the protective effects of crocin against the inflammation, oxidative stress, and functional disturbances of the kidney ...

saffron is the most important iranian non oil export. improper conditions of saffron flower storage increases microbial contamination and decreases saffron quality. this study was done for prolonging the shelf life of saffron flower in modified atmosphere packaging and subsequent to producing a new method for exporting the fresh saffron flower as cut flower. saffron flowers were packed in a pol...

saffron flower (crocus sativus) is one of the most precious spices in the world. in this respect, thesaffron style samples were gathered from the farms of torbat-heidariyeh located in south khorasanprovince during one year and their preparation was performed based on the common manufacturingstandards. then, in order to considering the international and national standards for saffron and spicese...

Saffron or Crocus sativus L. (C. sativus) has been widely used as a medicinal plant to promote human health, especially in Asia. The main components of saffron are crocin, picrocrocin and safranal. The median lethal doses (LD50) of C. sativus are 200 mg/ml and 20.7 g/kg in vitro and in animal studies, respectively. Saffron has been suggested to be effective in the treatment of a wide range of d...

Background: Saffron, the dried stigmas of crocus sativus, is the world's most expensive spice which has been used as food additive and flavoring agent. The aim of the present study has been to investigate the combination effects of gamma irradiation and silver nano particles packing on the chemical properties of saffron during storage time. A combination of hurdles can ensure stability a...

Saffron flower (Crocus sativus) is one of the most precious spices in the world. In this respect, thesaffron style samples were gathered from the farms of Torbat-Heidariyeh located in South Khorasanprovince during one year and their preparation was performed based on the common manufacturingstandards. Then, in order to considering the international and national standards for saffron and spicese...

Implication for health policy makers/practice/research/medical education: This article aims to introduce saffron as a useful herbal medicine. Copyright © 2014, School of Pharmacy, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences; Published by DOCS. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution...