Saffron Extract and Memory: What the Research Shows
Saffron extract has been studied for memory and cognitive symptoms, particularly in small trials involving people with Alzheimer's disease. Some results are encouraging, but they ... Read More...
Saffron effects on blood pressure
Research suggests that saffron supplements may produce a small reduction in blood pressure, but the average change reported in clinical trials is too modest to ... Read More...
The best way to use pure saffron
The best way to use pure saffron is to give the threads time to release their colour and flavour before they meet the main dish. ... Read More...
Saffron flower drying methods
Saffron flower drying methods begin well before the dryer is switched on. Flowers have to be picked cleanly, moved without crushing, opened promptly and separated ... Read More...
Processing , chemical composition Standard Saffron
Standard Saffron is still a plant product, so it does not have one fixed chemical formula. A sound standard defines what the product is, the ... Read More...
Medicinal properties of saffron
The medicinal properties of saffron are being studied most seriously for mood symptoms, but saffron is not a proven cure for depression or the long ... Read More...
Saffron and liver cancer research
Saffron and liver cancer research includes a well-known rat experiment in which saffron extract reduced several signs of chemically induced liver tumours. The study provides ... Read More...
Pregnant women should not use saffron
Pregnant women should not use saffron supplements, extracts or medicinal amounts without guidance from their maternity clinician. A few saffron threads already present in a ... Read More...
Iranian saffron and cancer research
Iranian saffron and cancer research has produced interesting laboratory findings, but saffron is not a cancer therapy. Extracts and isolated compounds such as crocin, crocetin ... Read More...
Compositional analysis of Iranian saffron
Compositional analysis of Iranian saffron asks what the dried stigmas contain and how those components are measured. Chemical analysis often begins with three closely related ... Read More...