A review on medicinal properties of saffron toward major diseases
The stigma of Crocus sativus, known as saffron, is one of the most expensive spices in the world. The bioactive components in saffron, picrocrocin, crocin, and safranal, have demonstrated a wide range of uses and capabilities in the medical field. This review is focused on the potential therapeutic...
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| author | Abd. Razak, Saiful Izwan Hamzah, Mohd. Syahir Anwar Foong, Choi Yee Abdul Kadir, Mohammed Rafiq Mat Nayan, Nadirul Hasraf |
| author_facet | Abd. Razak, Saiful Izwan Hamzah, Mohd. Syahir Anwar Foong, Choi Yee Abdul Kadir, Mohammed Rafiq Mat Nayan, Nadirul Hasraf |
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| description | The stigma of Crocus sativus, known as saffron, is one of the most expensive spices in the world. The bioactive components in saffron, picrocrocin, crocin, and safranal, have demonstrated a wide range of uses and capabilities in the medical field. This review is focused on the potential therapeutic applications of saffron on diabetes mellitus (DM), antitumor, anticancer, antidepressant, Alzheimer’s disease (AD), cardiovascular disease (CVD), erectile dysfunction and antibacterial effects. |
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| spelling | utm.eprints-799952019-03-05T01:51:27Z http://eprints.utm.my/79995/ A review on medicinal properties of saffron toward major diseases Abd. Razak, Saiful Izwan Hamzah, Mohd. Syahir Anwar Foong, Choi Yee Abdul Kadir, Mohammed Rafiq Mat Nayan, Nadirul Hasraf QH301 Biology The stigma of Crocus sativus, known as saffron, is one of the most expensive spices in the world. The bioactive components in saffron, picrocrocin, crocin, and safranal, have demonstrated a wide range of uses and capabilities in the medical field. This review is focused on the potential therapeutic applications of saffron on diabetes mellitus (DM), antitumor, anticancer, antidepressant, Alzheimer’s disease (AD), cardiovascular disease (CVD), erectile dysfunction and antibacterial effects. Taylor & Francis Online 2017 Article PeerReviewed Abd. Razak, Saiful Izwan and Hamzah, Mohd. Syahir Anwar and Foong, Choi Yee and Abdul Kadir, Mohammed Rafiq and Mat Nayan, Nadirul Hasraf (2017) A review on medicinal properties of saffron toward major diseases. Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants, 23 (2). pp. 98-116. ISSN 1049-6475 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10496475.2016.1272522 DOI:10.1080/10496475.2016.1272522 |
| spellingShingle | QH301 Biology Abd. Razak, Saiful Izwan Hamzah, Mohd. Syahir Anwar Foong, Choi Yee Abdul Kadir, Mohammed Rafiq Mat Nayan, Nadirul Hasraf A review on medicinal properties of saffron toward major diseases |
| title | A review on medicinal properties of saffron toward major diseases |
| title_full | A review on medicinal properties of saffron toward major diseases |
| title_fullStr | A review on medicinal properties of saffron toward major diseases |
| title_full_unstemmed | A review on medicinal properties of saffron toward major diseases |
| title_short | A review on medicinal properties of saffron toward major diseases |
| title_sort | review on medicinal properties of saffron toward major diseases |
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