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Common Names
Saffron
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTOENE | 0 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTOFLUENE | 0 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PICROCROCIN | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PICROCROCIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PICROCROCIN | 0 | Silk Stigma Style | 20000.0 | 36000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PICROCROCIN | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PINENE | 12 | 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. |
| PROLINE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Silk Stigma Style | 125700.0 | 135800.0 | 1.00 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| PROTOCROCIN | 0 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Silk Stigma Style | 56.0 | 138.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SABINENE | 5 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAFRANAL | 0 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | 405000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLATES | 7 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | 0.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SATIVOL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERINE | 1 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STARCH | 5 | Silk Stigma Style | 119900.0 | 130300.0 | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Bronchoprotectant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchorelaxant | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Bruchifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calmodulin-Antagonist | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 22 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Candidistat | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Capillariprotective | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Carcinogenic | 4 | Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp. |
| Cardioprotective | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carminative | 2 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |
| Catabolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cataractagenic | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Chemopreventive | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Choleretic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholesterolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Depressant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Stimulant | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |