Plant Crocus sativus (Iridaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Saffron

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
CROCIN-4	0	Silk Stigma Style	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CROCOSE	0	Silk Stigma Style	not available	not available	not available	Watt, J.M. and Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G. 1962. The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa. E. & S. Livingstone, Ltd. Edinburg & London. 1457 pp.
CROCUS-SATIVUS-GLUCOSIDE	0	Pollen Or Spore	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CROCUS-SATIVUS-LECTIN-I	0	Bulb	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CROCUS-SATIVUS-LECTIN-II	0	Bulb	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CROCUS-SATIVUS-LECTIN-III	0	Bulb	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CROCUS-SATIVUS-LECTIN-IV	0	Bulb	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CROCUS-SATIVUS-OLEANOLIC-ACID-SAPONIN	0	Bulb	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CROCUS-SATIVUS-STEROID-SAPONIN	0	Bulb	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN	7	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE	2	Bulb	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DELPHINIDIN	9	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Abstract (See species file)
DIMETHYL-CROCETIN	0	Silk Stigma Style	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
EO	0	Silk Stigma Style	3700.0	13700.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Silk Stigma Style	56300.0	134000.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
FENCHONE	6	Silk Stigma Style	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Silk Stigma Style	43800.0	48800.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
FRUCTOSE	8	Silk Stigma Style	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-CAROTENE	2	Silk Stigma Style	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-CROCETIN	0	Silk Stigma Style	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
(-)-Chronotropic	2	Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
(-)-Inotropic	2	Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
11B-HSD-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	4	Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient	1	Duke, 1992 *
Absorbent	1	Martindale's 29th
Acaricide	5	Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor	3	Duke, 1992 *
Acetylcholinergic	1	Duke, 1992 *
AChE-Inhibitor	1	Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Adjuvant	1	Merck 11th Edition
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor	5	Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic	8	Duke, 1992 *
Allelopathic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic	11	Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic	7	Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic?	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).