Carminative, stimulates the digestive system, emmenagogue, anti-carcinogenic, antioxidant.
Crocetin and crocin.
Saffron is harvested by drying the orange stigma of the Crocus sativus flower over fire. Over 200,000 crocus stigmas must be harvested to produce one pound of saffron.
Antispasmodic, anticoagulant.
Anti-inflammatory.
Laxative or purgative.
Diuretic and anti-inflammatory.
Anti-inflammatory.
Anti-bacterial, astringent.
Astringent, sedative, hypotonic.
Antiviral, antibacterial, expectorant.
Diuretic and diaphoretic.
Antispasmodic, antimicrobial and antiviral properties.