Greenwood Essential Pure Saffron Essential Oil (Crocus sativus) with Glass Dropper Steam Distilled 2ml (0.06 oz)

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Saffron, a spice that originated in Asia, has a long history as a healing or health-boosting plant. Also known as Crocus sativus L., people have used saffron as a flavoring, coloring agent and health remedy for thousands of years. PubMed: Saffron yellow: characterization of carotenoids by high performance liquid chromatography with electrospray mass spectrometric detection. The researchers looked at the effects of saffron on 20 men with erectile dysfunction. After ten days, the men treated with saffron showed significant improvements with regard to penile rigidity, duration of erections and frequency of erections. (8) Weight Loss PubMed: The Extract of Crocus sativus and Its Constituent Safranal, Affect Serum Levels of Endothelin and Total Protein in Sensitized Guinea Pigs. PubMed: Revisiting extraction of bioactive apocarotenoids from Crocus sativus L. dry stigmas (saffron).

PubMed: Crocin from Kashmiri saffron (Crocus sativus) induces in vitro and in vivo xenograft growth inhibition of Dalton's lymphoma (DLA) in mice.PubMed: Effect of safranal, a constituent of Crocus sativus (saffron), on methyl methanesulfonate (MMS)-induced DNA damage in mouse organs: an alkaline single-cell gel electrophoresis (comet) assay. Safranal gives saffron its distinct taste and aroma. Research shows that it may help improve your mood, memory, and learning ability, as well as protect your brain cells against oxidative stress ( 4).

PubMed: Frequency-dependent electrophysiological remodeling of the AV node by hydroalcohol extract of Crocus sativus L. (saffron) during experimental atrial fibrillation: the role of endogenous nitric oxide. Saffron has long been associated with male libido and traditionally viewed as an aphrodisiac. One study published in 2009 suggests there may be good reason for these traditional uses. PubMed: Purification and characterization of a mannan-binding lectin specifically expressed in corms of saffron plant (Crocus sativus L.). Other medicinal purposes include promoting better digestive health, healing wounds, increasing energy and treating insect bites and inflammation. Who Should Use Saffron Oil?PubMed: Interaction of safranal and picrocrocin with ctDNA and their preferential mechanisms of binding to GC- and AT-rich oligonucleotides. PubMed: Identification of differentially accumulated proteins associated with embryogenic and non-embryogenic calli in saffron (Crocus sativus L.).

PubMed: Determination of some phenolic compounds in Crocus sativus L. corms and its antioxidant activities study. PubMed: Assessment of cytotoxic properties of safranal and nanoliposomal safranal in various cancer cell lines. PubMed: Identification of a quinazoline alkaloid produced by Penicillium vinaceum, an endophytic fungus from Crocus sativus.PubMed: Crocus sativus L. extracts antagonize memory impairments in different behavioural tasks in the rat.

PubMed: Crocus sativus L. (petal) in the treatment of mild-to-moderate depression: a double-blind, randomized and placebo-controlled trial. Czerwony explains recent research on this reddish flower, sharing how saffron could have several health benefits. Health benefits of saffron

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PubMed: Cloning and characterization of a glucosyltransferase from Crocus sativus stigmas involved in flavonoid glucosylation. PubMed: Rapid determination of crocetin esters and picrocrocin from saffron spice (Crocus sativus L.) using UV-visible spectrophotometry for quality control. PubMed: Effects of different concentrations of 2,4-D and BAP on somatic embryogenesis induction in saffron (Crocus sativus L.). PubMed: famRCA-RACE: a rolling circle amplification race for isolating a family of homologous cDNAs in one reaction and its application to obtain NAC genes transcription factors from crocus (Crocus sativus) flower.