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| Health Rainbow Saffron in filaments is the dried, dark red stigmata of Crocus sativus L. flowers and it is used as a spice, food colorant, and a drug in medicine. A growing body of research has demonstrated that saffron extract itself and its main constituents, the carotenoids, possess chemo-preventive properties against cancer. Experimental Biology and Medicine 227:20-25 (2002) Carotenoids are the pigments found in some herbs used as coloring agents, such as saffron. The carotenoid pigments are effective antioxidants that quench free radicals, provide protection against oxidative damage to cells, and also stimulate immune function. Persons with high serum concentrations of carotenoids have reduced risk of both heart disease and cancer. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 70, No. 3, 491S-499S, September 1999 Traditional Medicine: Saffron is considered to be a panacea, an anti-spasmodic and a tonic. Its properties are recommended for treating stomach pains, preventing tooth decay, soothing cough and treating chronic bronchitis. Saffron is mainly a tranquilizer and digestive element and is also recognized to have antibacterial and antiviral activities. "Saffron has been cited as a remedy for such diverse ills as toothache, menstrual cramps, bronchitis, dysentry, smallpox, rheumatism, kidney disease, acne, warts, whooping cough, lice, hangovers, depression, insomnia, indigestion, varicose veins, asthma, colds, obesity, shingles, vertigo, difficult labour, blood clots, swelling, deafness, backache, paralysis and jaundice. In England until the 1940's penny packets of Saffron threads were sold in pharmacies to cure measles." "Wild about Saffron" by Ellen Szita.  |
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Every 3 Americans uses at least one unconventional therapy per year. The annual sale of medicinal herbs and related commodities in the United States exceeded $2 billion in 1999. |
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