Saffron has anti-cancer and heart protection effects
A member of the Jihad University of South Khorasan Medicinal Plants Research Complex said: According to clinical studies on saffron, this aromatic spice has various biological activities, including anti-cancer, neuroprotective, anti-inflammatory and cardioprotective effects.
Mehdi Ebrahimi stated: Saffron is an important medicinal plant that belongs to the lily family and its use in traditional medicine dates back to ancient times.
He added: Iran is the largest producer of saffron in the world with a cultivation area of 105,269 hectares and production of 336 tons of saffron per year, and South Khorasan, while gaining the second rank in saffron production in the country, produces the best saffron in the world.
A member of the Jihad University of South Khorasan Medicinal Plants Research Complex continued: Natural products such as saffron are also considered as the main source of pharmacologically effective drugs and are still used as a sustainable source in the production of new drugs.
Ebrahimi stated that the use of saffron to achieve therapeutic goals dates back to ancient Rome and Greece, clarified: Saffron was used to treat abdominal problems, bloating, cough, colic, insomnia and heart disease, as a painkiller and sedative Is.
He said that saffron facilitates digestion and its volatile oils have beneficial effects in the treatment of insomnia, adding: Saffron has been widely used in the treatment of liver, kidney, bladder diseases and also in the treatment of cholera.
A member of the Jihad University of South Khorasan Medicinal Plants Research Complex noted: The healing properties of saffron have fascinated researchers around the world, and in the last few decades alone, several molecules have been isolated from this plant that are of extraordinary medicinal importance.
Ebrahimi, stating that the traditional medicinal uses of this plant have been confirmed by scientific studies, added: According to clinical studies on saffron, this aromatic spice has various biological activities including anti-cancer, neuroprotective, anti-inflammatory and It protects the heart.
Referring to the efforts made by the researchers of the Jihad University of South Khorasan Medicinal Plants Research Complex in improving performance and quality, as well as introducing as much red gold as possible in South Khorasan, he recalled: Has been published, an attempt to introduce biosynthetic pathways that are compounds that lead to the medicinal and therapeutic effects of saffron.
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