Saffron (Crocus sativus L.): gold of the spices—a comprehensive review

D Kothari, R Thakur, R Kumar - Horticulture, Environment, and …, 2021 - Springer
Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) is a monocotyledonous herbaceous triploid plant that produces
the most expensive spice in the world. Its main constituents, crocin, picrocrocin, and …

Bioactive Substances in Safflower Flowers and Their Applicability in Medicine and Health‐Promoting Foods

I Adamska, P Biernacka - International journal of food science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Safflower flowers (Carthamus tinctorius) contain many natural substances with a wide range
of economic uses. The most famous dye isolated from flower petals is hydroxysafflor A …

The genus Crocus L.: A review of ethnobotanical uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology

L Mohtashami, MS Amiri, M Ramezani… - Industrial Crops and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Crocus L. is a genus of perennial plants in the family Iridaceae. Numerous research
regarding healing effects of Crocus spp. on human diseases are being published worldwide …

Saffron: Perspectives and sustainability for active and intelligent food packaging applications

P Ezati, A Khan, JW Rhim, S Roy… - Food and Bioprocess …, 2023 - Springer
Active and intelligent packaging can effectively improve the shelf life and monitor food
quality in real-time packaged products without affecting nutritional value. With the growing …

Treatment of glaucoma with natural products and their mechanism of action: An update

RH Sim, SR Sirasanagandla, S Das, SL Teoh - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness. It is generally caused by
increased intraocular pressure, which results in damage of the optic nerve and retinal …

Review on application of herbal extracts in biomacromolecules-based nanofibers as wound dressings and skin tissue engineering

M Sharifi, SH Bahrami - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2024 - Elsevier
The skin, which covers an area of 2 square meters of an adult human, accounts for about
15% of the total body weight and is the body's largest organ. It protects internal organs from …

Saffron (Crocus sativus) and its constituents for pain management: A review of current evidence

AM Pourbagher‐Shahri… - Phytotherapy Research, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Pain can become a chronic and deliberating experience with a significant burden. In
preclinical and clinical studies, Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) has shown analgesic activities …

Edible flowers: Antioxidant compounds and their functional properties

NB Prabawati, V Oktavirina, M Palma, W Setyaningsih - Horticulturae, 2021 - mdpi.com
Edible flowers have been widely consumed for ages until now. The attractive colors and
shapes, exotic aroma, and delightful taste make edible flowers very easy to attain. Moreover …

ATR-FTIR spectroscopy combined with DNA barcoding and GC-MS to assess the quality and purity of saffron (Crocus sativus L.)

N Naim, N Ennahli, H Hanine, R Lahlali, A Tahiri… - Vibrational …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fourier transform infrared spectra of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) samples were acquired
using attenuated total reflectance (ATR-FTIR). The main objective of the study was to …

Therapeutic effects of saffron and its components on neurodegenerative diseases

S Golpour-Hamedani, M Pourmasoumi, SH Zarifi… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Due to an increase in the number of older people in recent years, neurodegenerative
diseases as the most important age-related neurological disorders are considered as a …