A few scientific points about saffron

A few scientific points about saffron

Saffron inhibits liver cancer. It works in the treatment of Alzheimer’s and also plays an important role in the treatment of menstrual disorders.
Saffron is a plant that has onions for many years and has many therapeutic benefits besides cooking. This onion has a brown sheath and has a stem and six petals of purple color and three strands of red currant.
The part used for saffron is a flower of orange.
Saffron is a valuable food that is obtained in a small amount from saffron. In fact, from every 100 to 200 thousand saffron plants, about 5 kg of saffron flower comes from the weight of 5 kg of fresh saffron after drying to a kilogram.
Herbalists have long been familiar with the properties of saffron and recommended it for the treatment of various diseases, such as excessive gastric tiredness, heart disease, depression, asthma, insomnia, pertussis, abdominal pain and kidney stones.
Saffron consumption reduces the level of bad cholesterol and also improves blood flow in the body. Some herbalists believe that using saffron will boost memory.
Saffron consumption is recommended for people with nerve disorders or memory loss.
The cause of premenstrual complications and symptoms of depression is the change in the activity of serotonin, which affects the serotonin chemical in the brain and its mode of action
Saffron is effective in the treatment of ocular diseases; saffron, as it contains many antioxidant properties, is recommended by practitioners to treat visual acuity and, by using it, strengthens the muscles of the eye, and regular use improves vision even at younger ages. It is also possible.
Saffron purifies blood and has anti-inflammatory properties and is recommended to relieve the pain caused by arthritis.
Of course, pregnant women can only take saffron with their doctor’s opinion, and if they are going to use the plant for children, consult their pediatrician about their size because they are very sensitive.

Saffron inhibits liver cancer
A recent study shows that saffron can inhibit liver cancer or significantly expand the liver by improving the process of apoptosis, preventing proliferation of cells and its anti-inflammatory effect.
Heart cell carcinoma or HCC is the fifth most common cancer in the world and the third most common cause of death in cancer patients. Hepatitis B, C, and Fatty Liver Disease, exposure to environmental cancers such as DEN, iron oxide, and alcohol use can be the source of the disease for this deadly cancer. Research on experimental mice shows that saffron extract can clearly play a role of a strong chemical protector against these agents.
A study by researchers at the University of the United Arab Emirates has shown that saffron, which has already been shown to have its antioxidant properties, can well treat the liver against the progression of cancer and carcinogenic agents such as Diethylnitrosamine or DEN in tobacco, Cosmetics, gasoline and processed foods.
The use of saffron is effective in the treatment of ocular diseases; saffron, because it contains many antioxidant properties, is recommended by herbalists to treat visual impairment.
The researchers started the two-week-long dietary induction of cancerous mice with saffron diet at a dose of 75, 150 and 300 mg per kg body weight per day, and continued for 22 weeks.
The results indicate that a group of mice that received the highest dose of saffron extract did not completely protect themselves from the formation of cancer cells in the liver. In other groups that initiated pre-induction therapy, the reduction in proteins that are the primary sign of cancer is clearly seen and the progression or onset of the disease has become much slower.
“Our findings indicate that saffron plays an anticancer role by helping to implement the process of apoptotic or regulated cell death, preventing extracellular proliferation of cells, and anti-inflammatory effect,” Amr Amin, co-chair of the study, said.
Saffron extract effective in Alzheimer’s treatment
Researchers at the University of Medical Sciences in Tehran, for the first time, have proved the positive effects of saffron extract in Alzheimer’s treatment.
Dr. Shahin Akhondzadeh, a professor at Tehran University of Medical Sciences and his colleagues in a 22-week study, investigated 54 patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s effect on saffron.
In this study, we divided the subjects into two groups, and in the same condition, one group of patients was given saffron extract in the form of capsule and another group of Donepezil, which resulted in the same treatment outcome in both groups.
Saffron purifies blood and has anti-inflammatory properties and is recommended to relieve pain caused by arthritis.
Professor of Tehran University of Medical Sciences said the results of this study at the international conference “Saffron, Herbal Medicines of the Third Millennium” pointed out that the result of this study showed that saffron extract could be a drug for Alzheimer’s disease. Referring to the history of saffron as dating to Iran, he said: 85 percent of the world’s saffron is produced in Khorasan province, and the same proportion of 85 percent of the world’s research on saffron has been done in our universities.

Saffron; Useful in the treatment of menstrual disorders
The main and most important compounds of saffron are those yellow, bitter and violet compounds that are effective in the treatment of menstrual disorders and depression.
A scientist study done by Sahar Kamran Samani, a science and technology engineer and Roghaye Kamran Samani, expert in radiology technology, showed that the correct use of saffron containing yellow compounds (croscine derivatives) can produce serotonin in the brain of control And treatment for menstrual disorders and depression.
Yellow colored saffron compounds (crystalline derivatives) are well soluble in water; picocrocin is one of the bitter compounds and is the most important combination of aromatic substances (essential oils) of saffranal.

Saffron has the most upright and refined properties, so that saffron brewed and consumed 2-3 times every 3 days has important effects on the treatment of menstrual disorders. Saffron stimulates menstruation and calms the back pain caused by menstrual dysfunction.
This study showed that the causes of premenstrual complications and depression are changes in the activity of serotonin, which affects saffron on the serotonin chemical in the brain and its mode of action.
Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that plays an important role in sleeping, modulating the state and behavior, appetite, and so on. The connection of serotonin to some stimulant cells is indicative of depressive symptoms; besides, biological conditions and certain factors such as reproduction, genetic hormones, pregnancy, delivery, and menopause affect depression.
A review of these two researchers suggests that in the brain’s depression process, there is a shortage of serotonin concentrations. People who have low levels of serotonin production in their brains are eating more colorful foods (saffron) to increase serotonin levels in the brain, thereby reducing depression.
Processing: Maryam Moradian Nayeri
References:
Hamshahri Online – Shohreh Faraji
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