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Plant Crocus sativus (Iridaceae)

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
COPPER 12 Silk Stigma Style not available 3.0 not available USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
CROCETIN 10 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CROCETIN-(2,3,4,8,9,10,12-HEPTA-O-ACETYL-BETA-D-GENTIOBIOSYL)-(2,3,4,6-TETRA-O-ACETYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL)-ESTER 0 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CROCETIN-(BETA-D-GENTIOBIOSYL)-(BETA-D-GLUCOSYL)-ESTER 0 Silk Stigma Style not available 61000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CROCETIN-BETA-D-GENTIOBIOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
CROCETIN-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
CROCETIN-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-D-GENTIOBIOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
CROCETIN-DI-(2,3,4,6-TETRA-O-ACETYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL)-ESTER 0 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CROCETIN-DI-(2,3,4,8,9,10,12-HEPTA-O-ACETYL-BETA-D-GENTIOBIOSYL)-ESTER 0 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CROCETIN-DI-(BETA-D-GLUCOSYL)-ESTER 0 Silk Stigma Style not available 8000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CROCETIN-DI-BETA-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
CROCETIN-MONO-(BETA-D-GENTIOBIOSYL)-ESTER 0 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CROCETIN-MONO-(BETA-D-GLUCOSYL)-ESTER 0 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CROCIN 4 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CROCIN 4 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CROCIN 4 Silk Stigma Style 6500.0 145000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CROCIN 4 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CROCIN-1 0 Silk Stigma Style not available 20000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CROCIN-2 0 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CROCIN-3 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
Antinephritic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antinesidioblastosic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antineuralgic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antineurasthenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuritic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinitrosaminic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antinociceptive 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiobesity 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiosteoporotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiotitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant 20 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
Antioxidant? 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiozenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antipapillomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antipellagric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontal 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).