SPICES, MEDICINAL AND AROMATİC PLANTS
Saffron (Crocus sativus)
Saffron is a spice derived from the flower of Crocus sativus, commonly known as the "saffron crocus".
0.5 kg of saffron is obtained from 80.000 saffron flowers.Saffron's taste and iodoform or hay-like fragrance result from the chemicals picrocrocin and safranal. It also contains a carotenoid pigment, crocin, which imparts a rich golden-yellow hue to dishes and textiles.It has been found by modern medicine that saffron, which has a very old history as the traditional treatment method, has anticarcinogenic (anti-cancer), antimutagenic (mutation inhibitory), immunomodulating and antioxidant-like properties.
