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As many other spices, saffron have been known for its pharmaceutical properties from the old times and on the basis of the modern scientific researches, in terms of its usage in traditional and herbal medicine, it reveals that saffron has many unbelievable properties which encourage the authorities concerned and pharmaceutical companies to produce medicines using saffron instead of chemical substances. The studies conducted show that saffron will be one of the most important substitutes for chemical medicines and definitely this will be a revolution in pharmaceutical industry. Some of saffron properties are as follows: |
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Food digestive; stomach stimulator;
anti-flatulence; sexual drives stimulator; sedative especially in gingival
and colic pains; anti-tumor; anticancer; antidepressant; sedative in neural
pains; tranquilizer; good for sleep; memory refresher; good for attention;
anti-convulsion; anti-spasm; anti-alzheimer; anti-parkinson; mitigating of
high blood pressure and cholesterol; good for treatment of anemia caused by
shortage of iron in girls; risk decreasing substance for heart attach and
arteries hardening; heart flourishing (for its vitamins, thiamin riboflavin
and minerals); anti-asthma; good for treatment of cold and cough; blood
increasing substance in retina; good for treatment of disorders in retina
caused by oldness; good for symptoms of retinopathy ischemic; good for
treatment of bruise and rheumatism as an external ointment; good for
treatment of dysentery, measles, hepatitis, splenomegaly and urinary tact
infection. |
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