Therapeutic Potential of Saffron Crocus (Crocus sativus L.)

Authors

  • Zeliha Selamoglu Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Arts and Science, Omer Halisdemir University, 51240 Niğde
  • Senay Ozgen Department of Plant Productions and Technologies, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies, Omer Halisdemir University, 51240 Niğde

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v4i12.1240-1245.1066

Keywords:

Biological activity, folk medicine, medicinal plants, crocetin

Abstract

Herbal plants are using for folk medicine since immemorial times. Hippocrates who is the father of medicine, refer to 400 medicinal plants and advised ‘‘let food be your medicine and let medicine be your food‘‘. Most of plants are using today for medicine. It is still acceptable today that prevention is more important than treatment. Saffron was utilized in folk remedy against scarlet fever, smallpox, colds, asthma, eye and heart diseases, tumours, and cancer.

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Published

18.12.2016

How to Cite

Selamoglu, Z., & Ozgen, S. (2016). Therapeutic Potential of Saffron Crocus (Crocus sativus L.). Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, 4(12), 1240–1245. https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v4i12.1240-1245.1066

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 12 (2016)

Section

Crop Production

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