A Review on Medicinal Properties of Saffron toward Major Diseases

The stigma of Crocus sativus, known as saffron, is one of the most expensive spices in the world. The bioactive components in saffron, picrocrocin, crocin, and safranal, have demonstrated a wide range of uses and capabilities in the medical field. This review is focused on the potential therapeutic applications of saffron on diabetes mellitus (DM), antitumor, anticancer, antidepressant, Alzheimer's disease (AD), cardiovascular disease (CVD), erectile dysfunction and antibacterial effects..

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

Journal of herbs, spices & medicinal plants - 23(2017), 2, Seite 98-19

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Razak, Saiful Izwan Abd [VerfasserIn]
Anwar Hamzah, Mohd Syahir [Sonstige Person]
Yee, Foong Choi [Sonstige Person]
Kadir, Mohammed Rafiq Abdul [Sonstige Person]
Nayan, Nadirul Hasraf Mat [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

Alzheimers disease
Antibacterial
Antidepressant
Cancer
Cardiovascular disease
Crocus sativus
Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus
Erectile dysfunction
Herbal medicine
Spices

doi:

10.1080/10496475.2016.1272522

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OLC1993296174