MEDICINAL USES AND PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF CROCUS SATIVUS. LINN (SAFFRON)

摘要

Crocus.sativus.Linn. (Iridaceae).is. used.widely.in.tropical.and.subtropical.countries.for.a.variety.of.purposes.in.both.household.and.for.medicinal.purposes..The.stigmas.of.the.plant.are.used.for.they.contain.a. variety.of.chemical.constituents.like.the.crocetin,.crocin.and.other.flavanoids.which.make. them. suitable.to. possess. diversified. medicinal.properties. for. treating.various. ailments.. In. countries. like. India. and. other.Asian. countries,.saffron.is.been.used.in.their.traditional.medicine.from.the.pre‐historic.ages..Chemical.constituents.were.studied.for.their.diversified.properties.and.this.review.focus.on.the.detailed.chemical.constituents.along.with.the.pharmacological.properties.tested.with.the.plant