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
LINOLENIC-ACID	0	Silk Stigma Style	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LYCOPENE	16	Silk Stigma Style	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE	4	Bulb	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MALVIDIN	6	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE	14	Silk Stigma Style	not available	284.0	1.00	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MANGICROCIN	0	Silk Stigma Style	not available	10800.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE	15	Bulb	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-NONYL-KETONE	3	Silk Stigma Style	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
METHYLCROCETIN	0	Silk Stigma Style	not available	not available	not available	Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
MYRICETIN	34	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Abstract (See species file)
NAPHTHALENE	1	Silk Stigma Style	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NITROGEN	0	Silk Stigma Style	22200.0	24300.0	not available	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
NONAN-1-OL	0	Silk Stigma Style	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OLEANOLIC-ACID	64	Silk Stigma Style	not available	not available	not available	Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
OLEANOLIC-ACID-GLYCOSIDE	0	Bulb	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID	18	Silk Stigma Style	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OXYSAFRANAL	0	Silk Stigma Style	not available	not available	not available	Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
P-CYMENE	16	Silk Stigma Style	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID	13	Silk Stigma Style	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PETUNIDIN	3	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Abstract (See species file)

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antiperiodontic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antiperistaltic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antipermeability	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant	2	Planta Medica, 57: A110, 1991.
AntiPGE2	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antipharyngitic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiphenylketonuric	1	Martindale's 29th
Antiphotophobic	2	Martindale's 29th
Antipityriasic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplaque	6	Duke, 1992 *
Antiplasmodial	2	Duke, 1992 *
AntiPMS	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antipneumonic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antipodriac	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antipolio	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipoliomyelitic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiporphyric	1	Martindale's 28th
Antiproliferant	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostanoid	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostatitic	5	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.