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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
The largest saffron vision trial to date was a double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial in which 100 older adults with mild or moderate age-related macular degeneration were randomized to 20 mg of saffron a day or placebo for three months, then switched to the opposite group for an additional three months
- 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
- The Subtle Saffron: Growing and Using - Daves Garden
Saffron is usually sold by the gram or by the quarter-ounce One-quarter ounce contains about 1 cup of saffron threads and can cost $70 for Kashmir saffron and $50 for Spanish saffron in 2007 prices [1] The largest saffron producer in the world is Iran and it is widely grown in Spain and India Growing Saffron
- Saffron Put to the Test for Alzheimer’s - NutritionFacts. org
The researchers concluded that saffron is “safe and effective in mild-to-moderate AD [Alzheimer’s disease] patients,” at least in the short term What about head-to-head against the leading drug used for such patients? Saffron appeared to work just as well—but with significantly less vomiting, a common side effect of the drug in this
- Saffron vs. Prozac for Depression - NutritionFacts. org
The researchers noticed a significant drop in symptoms of depression as well, and so decided to put saffron to the test See my 2-min video Saffron vs Prozac for the head-to-head test of the simple spice versus the drug Prozac for the treatment of clinical depression
- Treating PMS with Saffron - NutritionFacts. org
Watch my 2-min video Saffron for the Treatment of PMS to see the results The spice saffron is composed of the female reproductive organs of the flower of the saffron crocus Each flower just produces a few threads, such that you need 50,000 flowers to make a single pound of spice–enough flowers to fill a football field
- 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
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