is there a medicinal value of saffron?

Does saffron has a therapeuticvalue? Can anyone tell about it?

Originally Posted by deepshikha

Does saffron has a therapeuticvalue? Can anyone tell about it?

Saffron for Heath : Saffron Herb - Medicinal uses of saffron spice.

see this i hope this helps you..sunkan

Since time immemorial saffron has occupied a special place in the culture and tradition of people. This exotic herb is famous for its medicinal, coloring and flavoring properties. Valued all over the world, specially by culinary and medical experts, saffron has a number of uses. The medicinal properties attributed to saffron are extensive. Topically, it is applied to improve the skin condition overall and specifically to treat acne. Internally, it is used to improve blood circulation, regulate menstruation, treat digestive disturbance, ease cough and asthmatic breathing, reduce fever and inflammation, calm nervousness, and alleviate depression.
BENEFITS OF SAFFRON It is being used along with other herbs for the treatment of the below detailed diseases and ailments:-
Arthritis/Rheumatism. Chronic Peritonitis/Colic/Abdominal Pain. Fever/Dengue fever. Hysteria. Indigestion / Dyspepsia/ Flatulence/ acidity. Low back pain/ Lumbago. Strengthens the functioning of stomach and promotes its action.
The drying of fresh saffron is carried out after the carpels are detached from the rest of flower, air- dried to moisture content of 8-10 percent, and stored in a moisture proof container.
The ISI recognizes two grades of saffron ‘Special and ‘Standard’. Grading is done according to colour, floral waste content and foreign matter as detailed in the following Grade Color Floral Waste Foreign Matter Special Deep Red 5 0.5 Standard Light reddish to bright red 10 10
The three grades of Saffron available are: Mongra Contains top most parts of dried stigmas Lacha Contains part of stigma with style Gucchi Contains whole stigmas with style tied in bundles.

Hi dear friends.
Yes saffron certainly a medicinal value for all. Especially for infants and the mother who is pregnant.
Those days old ladies used to give the milk mixed with saffron for pregnant ladies to drink and they will tell it will give us a fairly beautiful babies.Some pregnant ladies do not like to consume milk during pregnancy. So this is one way of asking them to consume milk. Actually consuming saffron with milk for pregnant ladies will help the babies to become smart from the beginning and bone strengthening too
This one i heard from our television show.
Thanks

Hi,
How much saffron can I give for a 2.5 year old child?
Thanks!
Gayathri

Thanks for the nice informations from Sunkan, Satya, Padmaniyengar on safron and to the topic raiser deepshika.

Saffron derives its name from the Arabic word Zafran meaning, "be yellow". ...

Few more details on Saffron Kesar, the queen of spices, doesn’t come cheap by any standards. And no surprise, considering that it takes nearly 70,000 saffron flowers to produce a mere kilo of saffron!

Saffron is grown commercially primarily in India, Spain and Iran.

Saffron is the only spice known to contain water soluble carotene.

It is an antioxidant and anti-cancerous. It also has sedative and diaphoretic effects.

A number of people also believe that it is a potent aphrodisiac — that probably explains the kesar milk that is a part of the wedding night ritual.

It also Remove "Tridosh".

Helps to relieve pain, generate sexual excitement, cures worm's problem, improve skin colour, cures constipation, eye & head problem.

It is applied or eaten in cold.

Application of its paste on female breast increases mother milk.

It also Improves digestion

New research also shows that saffron offers plenty of unexpected health benefits, such as alleviating depression and even preventing cancer.

People who got 30 milligrams of saffron a day for 6 weeks reported the same improvement in their depression symptoms as those who received 20 milligrams of fluoxetine (a.k.a. Prozac), according to a preliminary study in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology.

“Saffron enhances the activity of (mood-boosting) neurotransmitters such as norepinephrine and dopamine,” says Shahin Akhondzadeh-Basti, a clinical neuropsychopharmocology professor at Roozbeh Psychiatric hospital Tehran, Iran, the oldest academic psychiatric hospital in the Middle East.

And in another recent study published in Cancer Detection and Prevention, researchers touted saffron’s anti-tumor and cancer-preventive benefits.

The spice is rich in antioxidants, such as crocin, a carotenoid that helps prevent the spread and growth of cancer.

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