A survey on saffron in major islamic traditional medicine books

Islamic Traditional Medicine (ITM) is a holistic system of medicine. Saffron (Crocus sativus) is one of the most famous plants cultivated in Iran and has a wide range of activities such as oxytocic, anti-carcinogenic, exhilarant, anti-depressant, and anti-asthma effects. In addition, saffron can inc...

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Published inIranian journal of basic medical sciences Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 1 - 11
Main Authors Javadi, Behjat, Sahebkar, Amirhossein, Emami, Seyed Ahmad
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Iran Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 01.01.2013
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Crocus sativus
Review
saffron
Traditional Medicine
Crocus sativus
Traditional medicine
Saffron
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Summary:Islamic Traditional Medicine (ITM) is a holistic system of medicine. Saffron (Crocus sativus) is one of the most famous plants cultivated in Iran and has a wide range of activities such as oxytocic, anti-carcinogenic, exhilarant, anti-depressant, and anti-asthma effects. In addition, saffron can increase the bioavailability and enhance absorption of other drugs. This study comprises a bibliographical survey of 13 major ITM books regarding different medical aspects of this species. Ferdows al-Hekmah fi'l-Tibb (The Paradise of Wisdom in Medicine), Al-Hawi fi'l-Tibb (Comprehensive Book of Medicine), Kamel al-Sanaat al-Tibbyyah (Complete Book of the Medical Art), Al-Qanun fi'l-Tibb (Canon of Medicine), Zakhireh Kharazmshahi (Treasure of Kharazmshahi), and Makhzan al-Adwiah (Drug Treasure) are some of the most important ITM books used in this survey.
ISSN:2008-3866
2008-3874