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.
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Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
TERPINEN-4-OL	23	Silk Stigma Style	not available	265000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TERPINOLENE	9	Silk Stigma Style	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TETRAHYDROLYCOPENE	0	Silk Stigma Style	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN	31	Silk Stigma Style	0.7	4.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
THREONINE	4	Bulb	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-CROCIN	0	Silk Stigma Style	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-DIMETHYLCROCETIN	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.
TRANS-ZEAXANTHIN	0	Silk Stigma Style	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TRICYCLENE	0	Silk Stigma Style	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TYROSINE	8	Bulb	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
VALINE	3	Bulb	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
VITAMIN-B-1	24	Silk Stigma Style	0.5	4.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
VITAMIN-B-2	0	Silk Stigma Style	56.4	136.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
WATER	0	Silk Stigma Style	85000.0	156000.0	-1.00	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
XANTHOPHYLL	3	Silk Stigma Style	not available	not available	not available	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ZEAXANTHIN	5	Silk Stigma Style	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Hypercholesterolemic	2	Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
Hyperglycemic	2	Merck 11th Edition
Hypnotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Hypoammonemic	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hypoarginanemic	1	Martindale's 29th
Hypocholesterolemic	7	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Hypoglycemic	4	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170.
Hypolipemic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Hypotensive	5	Duke, 1992 *
Hypothermic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Hypouricemic	1	Duke, 1992 *
ICAM-1-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Immunomodulator	4	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Immunostimulant	2	Duke, 1992 *
Inflammatory	1	Duke, 1992 *
Inhalant	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
iNOS-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Inotropic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Insect-Repellent	2	Duke, 1992 *
Insecticide	4	Duke, 1992 *