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.
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).