SAFFRON BENIFITS

SAFFRON BENEFITS
Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world! It is produced from the saffron crocus flower (Crocus sativus).

It is actually the dried stigmas (which are the insides of a flower that catch pollen) and has a deep

auburn colour and sweet flavour.The dried stigmas (thread-like parts of the flower) are used to make

saffron spice. It can take 75,000 saffron blossoms to produce a single pound of saffron spice. Saffron

is largely cultivated and harvested by hand. Due to the amount of labor involved in harvesting, saffron

is considered one of the world’s most expensive spices.Saffron is an herb most people are unlikely

to utilize, either for medicinal or culinary purposes, primarily because the material has a justified

reputation for being extraordinarily expensive. SAFFRON have many medical benifits if taken in a good

portions.History shows that Saffron use has been traced to ancient Egyptian and Roman times when it

was first used for medicinal value, and only later becoming valued as a spice and dye.

SOME HEALTH BENIFITS OF SAFFRON
1. One of the important health benefits of saffron includes its use in the treatment of depression and

is effective even in the cases of long term depression cases.
2. Saffron contains many plants derived chemical compounds that are known to have been anti-oxidant,

disease preventing, and health promoting properties.
3. Asthma can be a really frustrating problem for a lot of people. It can make it very difficult to breathe.

The reason it makes it hard to breathe is because your lungs become inflamed. When your lungs become

inflamed, your airways begin to restrict which causes less air to be able to pass through. Saffron

helps to clear your airways making it easier for you to breath.
4. Saffron is also known to be a very good antioxidant and hence it is found to be very effective in

slowing or even completely preventing age related eye disorders as well as in the treatment of macular

degeneration.
5. Amongst the various medicinal uses of saffron, it is also known to prevent the spread of any cancerous

tumor and hence at times it is also used simultaneously along with the conventional treatment for

cancer.
6. Use of saffron during pregnancy is also known to be beneficial on account of its various health

benefits especially when consumed with milk.
7. If you are someone that has trouble sleeping, using a saffron herbal supplement can also help you

to avoid those restless or sleepless nights. The best way to use saffron to help you sleep is by

mixing it with some milk or tea and your favorite sweetener and then drinking it before bed.
8. According to research, saffron can also help aide in a persons fight with cancer. Cancer cells grow

by building and creating their own blood supply in the body. Saffron is thought to help fight cancer

by entering the cancer cells and sending them a signal to commit suicide (known as Apoptosis), thus

leading to the cancer dying off.