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An Update Review of Saffron and its Active Constituents

1996

This paper reviews the literature on recent research on the chemical composition and pharmacological activities of saffron (Crocus sativus) and its active constituents, mainly as antitumoral, hypolipidemic and tissue oxygenation enhancement agents.

PharmacologyTraditional medicineved/biologyved/biology.organism_classification_rank.speciesCrocetinfood and beveragesBiologyPicrocrocinSafranalIridaceaeCrocinchemistry.chemical_compoundTissue oxygenationchemistryCrocus sativusMedicinal plantsPhytotherapy Research
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Beneficial effects of saffron (

2020

Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) has been traditionally used in food preparation and as a medicinal plant. It currently has numerous therapeutic properties attributed to it, such as protection against ischemia, as well as anticonvulsant, antidepressant, anxiolytic, hypolipidemic, anti-atherogenic, anti-hypertensive, antidiabetic, and anti-cancer properties. In addition, saffron has remarkable beneficial properties, such as anti-apoptotic, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities, due to its main metabolites, among which crocin and crocetin stand out. Furthermore, increasing evidence underwrites the possible neuroprotective role of the main bioactive saffron constituents in neurodegenerative …

crocindiabetic retinopathyglaucomaretinitis pigmentosaocular diseasescrocetinsaffronneuroprotectionReviewAMDsafranalCrocus sativus L.eye diseasesNeural regeneration research
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