Crocus ancyrensis is a yellow-flowered species and in the same family genus with saffron. Although various studies have been conducted on antioxidant capacity essential oil content characterization of saffron (Crocus sativus), there no literature information about C. plant, which known as among people. The members contain many valuable components including antioxidants, phenolic compounds oils....

Crocus sativus, known as saffron, is used in folk medicine for treatment of different types of diseases, and its anti-inflammatory and free radical scavenging activities have been demonstrated. The present study evaluated gentamicin nephrotoxicity in saffron treated rats. Male Wistar rats (200-250 g) were treated with saffron (40 or 80 mg/k/d) for 10 days, or saffron (40 or 80 mg/ kg/d) for 10 ...

From ancient times, the saffron Crocus sativus L. is widely used as drug to promote health and fight disease, especially in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Saffron is cultivated in different parts of the world, but currently mainly in Iran. In view of its wide range of medical uses, the saffron has under gone extensive phytochemical and biochemical studies and variety of biologically active...

Szafran (Croccus sativus L.) to wyjątkowa roślina, ceniona na całym świecie. Uznawana za jedną z najdroższych i najszlachetniejszych przypraw. Właściwości szafranu znali już starożytni, którzy nie tylko dodawali szafran do dań napitków, barwili nim tkaniny, ale także stosowali go w celach prozdrowotnych. Roślina ta jest doskonałym środ-kiem wspomagającym trawienie, poprawiającym nastrój apetyt....