Abd. Razak, Saiful Izwan and Hamzah, Mohd. Syahir Anwar and Foong, Choi Yee and Abdul Kadir, Mohammed Rafiq and Mat Nayan, Nadirul Hasraf (2017) A review on medicinal properties of saffron toward major diseases. Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants, 23 (2). pp. 98-116. ISSN 1049-6475
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10496475.2016.1272522
Abstract
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.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Crocus sativus, diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology |
| Divisions: | Biosciences and Medical Engineering |
| ID Code: | 79995 |
| Deposited By: | Fazli Masari |
| Deposited On: | 05 Mar 2019 01:51 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Mar 2019 01:51 |
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