Saffron (Crocus sativus L.): as an antidepressant

• Main Authors: Siddiqui, Mohammad Jamshed Ahmad, Saleh, Mohammed S M, Basharuddin, Siti Nur Balqis, Zamri, Siti Hajar, Mohd Najib, Mohd Hamizan, Che Ibrahim, Muhammad Zakirin, Mohd Noor, Nur Ain, Mazha, Hanin Nadiah, Mohd Hassan, Norazian, Khatib, Alfi
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2018
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/67054/1/JPBS_83_18R5.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/67054/7/67054_Saffron%20%28Crocus%20sativus%20L.%29%20-%20acceptance%20letter.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/67054/13/WOS-Saffron.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/67054/; http://www.jpbsonline.org

Saffron, Crocus sativus (Iridaceae), is a perennial herb, which earned its popularity as both medicine and spice. It is an inhabitant of different mountainous regions of Asia Minor to Greece, Western Asia, Egypt, and India. The benefits of saffron as an antidepressant are well-documented. Almost...