Crocus sativus L.
INHIBITORY EFFECT OF AQUEOUS EXTRACT OF SAFFRON (CROCUS SATIVUS L.) ON ADJUVANT-INDUCED ARTHRITIS IN WISTAR RAT
... Saffron is produced from dried stigmas of Crocus sativus L. which is a bulbous perennial of the iris family (Iridaceae) and is principally grown in Iran. Crocus sativus L. is ...
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Effects of Active Constituents of Crocus sativus L., Crocin on Streptozocin-Induced Model of Sporadic Alzheimer's Disease in Male Rats
... Background: The involvement of water-soluble carotenoids, crocins, as the main and active components of Crocus sativus L. extract in learning and memory processes has been proposed. In the present ...
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Aroma of Kashmir saffron (Crocus sativus L ) and variation of safranal content by different drying methods
... Saffron is known from ancient times, and not only as a spice used in food but as dyeing, beauty product and especially for its pharmacological properties. Actually, its main use is in food as,it is one of the few spices ...
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Comparison of Crocus sativus L and imipramine in the treatment of mild to moderate depression: A pilot double blind randomized trial [ISRCTN45683816]
... HIV/AIDS. Crocus sativus ...of Crocus sativus (saffron) with imipramine in the treatment of mild to moderate depression in a 6-week pilot double-blind randomized ...
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Evaluation of Zinc on pigment damage in Crocus sativus L kashmirainus c.v
... Saffron plant (Crocus sativus L.) is a highly valued plant from which world’s most expensive spice, saffron is derived. Saffron plant is grown in few Mediterranean countries like Spain, France, Iran ...
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Anti-Atherosclerotic Effects of the Hydroalcoholic Extract of Crocus sativus L. (saffron) Petals on Hypercholesterolemic Rats
... inevitable. However, researchers are seeking to find more effective drugs primarily extracted from medicinal herbs to treat diseases because of having fewer side effects. According to the rich background of traditional ...
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Saffron (Crocus sativus L ) Inhibits Aflatoxin B1 Production by Aspergillus parasiticus
... Saffron consists of dried stigmas of the herb Crocus sativus L. belonging to the Iridaceae family. It is culti- vated not only in Mediterranean countries such as Greece, Spain and France but also in ...
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Kinetics Properties of Guaiacol Peroxidase Activity in Crocus sativus L. Corm during Rooting
... Peroxidases are the most studied enzymes in plants and the fact that they have been found in all major divisions of plants denotes the functional importance of these proteins. Numerous physiological functions have been ...
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SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS AND REGENERATION OF PLANTLET IN SAFFRON, CROCUS SATIVUS L.
... Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) is a monocotyledonous plant of the Iridaceae family that produces annual renewal corms which are indispensable for their propagation, since the plant is triploid and ...
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ACUTE AD SUB-ACUTE TOXICITY OF CROCI, A COSTITUET OF CROCUS SATIVUS L. (SAFFRO), I MICE AD RATS
... Acute and sub-acute toxicity of crocin, a constituent of Crocus sativus, were studied in mice and rats. The acute (up to 3 g, orally and intraperitoneally) and chronic (15, 45, 90 and 180 mg/kg, ...
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CALCIUM MODULATORY EFFECTS OF CROCIN FROM SAFFRON (CROCUS SATIVUS L.) IN C6 GLIOMACELLS
... Role of calcium has been implicated in control of different responses in brain during tumorigenesis, one of the important attributes of calcium being glutamate excitotoxicity .Intra and extra cellular levels of calcium ...
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Identification of differentially accumulated proteins associated with embryogenic and non-embryogenic calli in saffron (Crocus sativus L.)
... gene classes have been identified to be involved in SE [20] but there have only been little successes in finding early genes whose expression support SE induction [7]. Interestingly, differentially accumulated proteins ...
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DNA and metabolite based profiling in Crocus sativus L.
... Saffron owes its importance to the presence of apocarotenoid that are characterized by a bitter taste, yellow orange colour and hay like fragrance because of apocarotenoids crocin, picrocrocin and safranal (Negbi, ...
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Exploring the impact of non-chemical methods on the control of bulb mite (Rhizoglyphus robini Claparède) and yield of saffron (Crocus sativus L.)
... Abstract The bulb mite (Rhizoglyphus robini) causes damage to a number of crop and ornamental plant species, including saffron (Crocus sativus). A split-plot experiment based on a randomised complete-block ...
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In Vitro Callus Induction of Saffron (Crocus Sativus L )
... The Crocus genus is a member of the large family of Iridaceae, including more than 80 species, with about 30 species cultivated throughout the world (Lagram et ...of Crocus, Crocus sativus ...
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CROCUS SATIVUS AND NYCTANTHES ARBORTRISTIS EXTRACT MODULATES ANTI INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINE IN EXPERIMENTAL ARTHRITIS
... Preparation of Crocus sativus extract (CSE): Crocus sativus L. stigmas were procured from Sigma, USA (Fig. 2). 4.0 grams of stigmas were macerated in 70% ethanol for three days. The ...
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Aqueous Extract of Saffron (Crocus sativus) Increases Brain Dopamine and Glutamate Concentrations in Rats
... Saffron, Crocus sativus ...on Crocus sativus have shown the presence of constituents such as crocin, crocetin, safranal, and picrocrocin ...
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Anti-Nociceptive Effect of Safranal, a Constituent of Crocus Sativus (Saffron), in Mice
... 9- Lozano P, Delgado D, Gomez D, Rubio M, Iborra JL: A non-destructive method to determine the Safranal content of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) by supercritical carbon dioxide extraction combined with ...
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EVALUATION OF ANTI-INFLAMMATORY POTENTIAL OF PETAL EXTRACTS OF CROCUS SATIVUS “CASHMERIANUS”
... Crocus sativus L. (Iridaceae) is commonly has known as kesar (Hindi), avarakta (Sanskrit), zaffran (Kashmiri) and saffron (English). It comprises of the dried red stigma with a small portion of the ...
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ANTI INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY OF CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT IN EXPERIMENTAL ARTHRITIS
... But the value of DMARDs for treating RA is limited by their side effects. The major side effects of NSAIDs are their propensity to cause stomach ulcers, GI bleeding and perforations 14 . So, there is still a need to look ...
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