What is Saffron Good For?

Saffron is one of the richest spices in the world, in this article we are going through the
list of benefits and telling what saffron is good for  as a powerful antioxidant.

Saffron contains an impressive varaiety of compounds such as:

• crocin
• crocetin
• safranal
• kaempferol

For example crocin is what gives the red color to the saffron. also it gives health
benefits such as:

• antidepressant properties
• protect brain cells against progressive damage
• improve inflammation
• reduce appetite
• aid weight loss

And for the taste and aroma, safranal is the one responsible of.  Research studies shows it can help boost memory and mood as well as protecting against brain
cells against oxidative stress.

Lastly, in the saffron flower petals there is the kaempferol. which has a lots of benefits for reducing inflammation, anticancer properties, and antidepressant activity
May improve mood and treat depressive symptoms.

Saffron nickname is sunshine spice. it got its nickname because of its mood brighter
effect.

In some studies, its showed that taking 30g of saffron daily has the same effect as
Fluoxetine but without the side effects.

Both the saffron petals and thread-like stigma appear to be effective against mild-to-
moderate depression.

May have cancer-fighting properties
In some studies in test tube, they found that, because of the saffrons antioxidant
property, it had positive effect on cancer cells and also made cancer cells more
sensetive against chemotherapy. While this test happend only on test tubes, we still need more studies to found how much effective they are against cancer.

May reduce PMS symptoms
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a term that describes physical, emotional, and
psychological symptoms occurring before the start of a menstrual period.
in woman ages between 20-45, studies found out the saffron is more effective than a
placebo at treating PMS symptoms such as headace, craving and pain.
in some studies shows that smelling saffron for20 minutes a day can halp PMS
sympsoms such as anxiety and lowers the level of stress hormone cortisol.

May reduce appetite and aid weight loss
Snacking is a common way to gain weight. In some studies, it showed the in a 4 weeks of using saffron, because of its main potential to crude up the belly and lossing appetied, women lost more weight than the ones in placebo group.

Other potential health benefits
• May reduce heart disease risk
• May Lower Blood sugar level
• May improve eye sight
• May Improve memory