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- The Benefits of Saffron | NutritionFacts. org
Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world It’s composed of delicate threads poking out of the saffron crocus flower Each flower produces only a few threads To make a single pound of spice, you need 50,000 flowers—enough flowers to fill a football field—so one daily pinch of saffron could cost up to a dollar a day Raising Our
- The Benefits of Saffron for Treating Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Eight threads of saffron a day can improve visual acuity in older adults with mild or moderate age-related macular degeneration
- Saffron vs. Prozac for Treating Depression - NutritionFacts. org
Enter saffron A double blind, randomized trial: saffron versus Prozac For six weeks, 40 outpatients diagnosed with clinical depression got capsules containing the spice saffron—or, identical-looking capsules, containing Prozac Within just one week, a significant drop in depression symptoms that got better and better throughout the six weeks
- Saffron Put to the Test for Alzheimer’s - NutritionFacts. org
The spice saffron is pitted head-to-head against the leading drug for severe Alzheimer’s disease What’s the latest on treating memory disorders with the spice saffron? As I discuss in my video Saffron Versus Memantine (Namenda) for Alzheimer’s, “saffron has been widely used in the Persian traditional medicine for memory problems,” but it wasn’t put to the test until a study showed
- Benefits of Cumin and Saffron for Weight Loss - NutritionFacts. org
Saffron is another spice found to be effective for treating a major cause of suffering (depression, in this case) with a side effect of decreased appetite When put to the test in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, saffron, indeed, was found to lead to a significant weight loss (five pounds more than placebo, and an extra
- The Subtle Saffron: Growing and Using - Daves Garden
Saffron, the most expensive spice in the world, is easily grown in the home garden YOU CAN grow it yourself! Crocus sativus is a member of the iris family
- Saffron for the Treatment of PMS - NutritionFacts. org
The spice saffron appears to improve both the emotional and physical symptoms of premenstrual syndrome
- Benefits of Saffron for Stress Hormone Levels and PMS
Even the scent of the spice saffron may reduce stress hormone levels, and ease the psychological symptoms of PMS
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