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
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).