Red Organic Saffron 1g

Saffron, the GOLD OF GREEK EARTH as it is called, was among the most popular and valuable spices of ancient civilizations, for its flavour, color, pharmaceutical and aphrodisiac properties.
The Greek saffron is considered to be one of the highest quality saffrons in the world.
The colouring, scent, flavouring and medicinal properties of saffron are due to two basic (active) components: crocetin and crocin, Other properties of saffron are carotenoids, These are important antioxidants that help protect the human body from oxidant-induced stress, cancers, infections and acts as immune modulators.vitamin B and B2, carbohydrates and essential oil are also present.
In the market, the percentage of the essential oil and the coloring strength of saffron (which should be as high as possible) defines its’ quality.
Saffron is used in various ways. It is used in pharmacy, confectionery, cooking, cheese-making, distillery, even in painting. Byzantine artists used it considerably.
In popular medicine it is used as a stimulant and an anti depressant.and Many experts argue that in small doses it relieves kidney pains, stimulates the appetite and facilitates digestion. In addition it limits convulsions, hysterics, nervous colic and whooping cough. Externally it is used to cure pimples, inflammations and breast diseases. Safranal, the volatile oil extracted from the spice has been found to have a cytotoxic effect on cancer cells.
From ancient times, saffron was considered to have aphrodisiac properties. Many authors in Greek mythology and the Old Testament associate saffron with love making and fertility.
Nowadays, it is still used extensively as a spice in various foods in every economically developed country, especially in Europe.
In India, it is used widely used as an incense in religious ceremonies, as well as in painting the mantles of the priests, a custom that ancient Egyptians and Romans also had.

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