| Plant names |
| Iridaceae |
| English |
Asian Saffron, Bulgarian Saffron, Greek Saffron, Indian Saffron, Italian Saffron, Persian Saffron, Saffron, Saffron Crocus, True Saffron |
| Latin |
Crocus sativus Linn., Crocus autumnalis Mill., Crocus sativa Linne, Crocus sativus var. autumnalis |
| Plant parts | Stigma |
| Diseases & Uses |
| Diseases |
Abdominal trouble, Aids digestion, Anticonvulsant, Antihemorrhagic, Antipyretic, aphrodisiac, Bruise, Carminative, Chest complaint, conjunctivitis, constipation, convulsive cough, Depression, disorder of the kidneys, diuretic, expectorant, hysteria, Icterus, Inflammation, intestinal colic, Liver diseases, Loss of appetite, Neutralizes snake poison, Pain, Pickmeup, relaxes the nervous system, Sleeplessness, sweatinducing, syphilis, weak nerves, Whooping cough |
| Women's diseases |
abortifacient, Amenorrhea |
| Homoeopathically uses |
bleeding |
| Foods |
coloring of food, culinary herb, tea substitute |
| Other uses |
Ceremonially use, colouring, Narcotic, prevents intoxication |
| Contents |
| | 1,8-Cineol, 2-Phenylethanol, Alanine, Alpha-crocin, Alpha-Pinene, Alpha-Terpinene, arginine, Ash, Aspartic acid, Astragalin, Beta-carotene, Beta-Citronellol, Beta-Myrcene, Beta-Pinene, bitter essence, borneol, Borneol-Acetate, Campherol, camphor, Carbohydrates, carotenoid, Cineol, Copper, Crocetin, Crocin, cyanidin, Cystine, Delphinidin, Dyes, essential oil, fat, Fenchone, Fibres, Fructose, Gamma-Carotene, Gamma-Terpinene, Gentiobiose, Geraniol, Glucose, Glucoside, Glutamic acid, Glycine, Hentriacontane, Histidine, Lauric-Acid, Leucine, limonene, linalool, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, Lycopene, Lysine, Malvidin, Manganese, Methionine, methylnonylketone, mucilage, Nitrogen, Nonan-1-ol, Oleanolic-Acid, Oleic-Acid, Palmitic acid, P-Cymene, Phenylalanine, pinene, Proline, proteins, Quercetin, Riboflavin, salicylate, Serine, starch, Stearic acid, Terpinen-4-Ol, Terpinolene, Thiamine, Threonine, Tyrosine, Valine, Water, xanthophyll, yellow dye stuff, Zeaxanthin |
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