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saffron

Description: A spice made from the dried stigmas of Crocus sativus, also studied for its chemical constituents and potential biological effects.
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Antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects of Crocus sativus L. stigma and petal extracts in mice
2002 · Hossein Hosseinzadeh, Hani M Younesi · BMC Pharmacology · 607
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An Update Review of Saffron and its Active Constituents
1996 · J. L. Ríos, M. C. Recio, et al. · Phytotherapy Research · 504
Cancer Chemopreventive and Tumoricidal Properties of Saffron (Crocus sativus L.)
2002 · Fikart I. Abdullaev · Experimental Biology and Medicine · 487
Herbal medicine for depression, anxiety and insomnia: A review of psychopharmacology and clinical evidence
2011 · Jerome Sarris, Alexander Panossian, et al. · European Neuropsychopharmacology · 469
Biomedical properties of saffron and its potential use in cancer therapy and chemoprevention trials
2004 · F.I. Abdullaev, J.J. Espinosa-Aguirre · Cancer Detection and Prevention · 434
Anti-inflammatory effects of crocin and crocetin in rat brain microglial cells
2010 · Kyong Nyon Nam, Young-Min Park, et al. · European Journal of Pharmacology · 430
Radical scavenging activity ofCrocus sativus L. extract and its bioactive constituents
2005 · A. N. Assimopoulou, Z. Sinakos, et al. · Phytotherapy Research · 429
Crocin, safranal and picrocrocin from saffron (Crocus sativus L.) inhibit the growth of human cancer cells in vitro
1996 · Julio Escribano, Gonzalo-Luis Alonso, et al. · Cancer Letters · 386
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Bioactivity assessment and toxicity of crocin: A comprehensive review
2013 · Seyedeh Hoda Alavizadeh, Hossein Hosseinzadeh · Food and Chemical Toxicology · 379
Total antioxidant capacity of spices, dried fruits, nuts, pulses, cereals and sweets consumed in Italy assessed by three different in vitro assays
2006 · Nicoletta Pellegrini, Mauro Serafini, et al. · Molecular Nutrition & Food Research · 378
Chemical and biological properties of the world's most expensive spice: Saffron
2010 · John P. Melnyk, Sunan Wang, et al. · Food Research International · 375
Saffron in phytotherapy: Pharmacology and clinical uses
2007 · Mathias Schmidt, Georges Betti, et al. · Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift · 367
Determination of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) components in crude plant extract using high-performance liquid chromatography-UV-visible photodiode-array detection-mass spectrometry
1995 · Petros A. Tarantilis, George Tsoupras, et al. · Journal of Chromatography A · 349
Inhibitory Activity on Amyloid-β Aggregation and Antioxidant Properties ofCrocus sativusStigmas Extract and Its Crocin Constituents
2006 · Magdalini A. Papandreou, Charalambos D. Kanakis, et al. · Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry · 342
Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) 2016 Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Adults with Major Depressive Disorder
2016 · Arun V. Ravindran, Lynda G. Balneaves, et al. · The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry · 336
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Total phenolic content, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of some medicinal plants.
2009 · Memnune Sengul, Hilal Yildiz, et al. · PubMed · 326
Saffron—renewed Interest in an Ancient Spice
2000 · PETER WINTERHALTER, MARKUS STRAUBINGER · Food Reviews International · 325
Crocus sativus L.: A comprehensive review
2010 · R Srivastava, H Ahmed, et al. · Pharmacognosy Reviews/Bioinformatics Trends/Pharmacognosy review · 324
Hydro-alcoholic extract of Crocus sativus L. versus fluoxetine in the treatment of mild to moderate depression: a double-blind, randomized pilot trial
2005 · A.A. Noorbala, S. Akhondzadeh, et al. · Journal of Ethnopharmacology · 311
Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using aqueous extract of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) wastages and its antibacterial activity against six bacteria
2016 · Ghodsieh Bagherzade, Maryam Manzari Tavakoli, et al. · Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine · 307
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Comparison of Crocus sativus L. and imipramine in the treatment of mild to moderate depression: A pilot double-blind randomized trial [ISRCTN45683816]
2004 · Shahin Akhondzadeh, Hasan Fallah-Pour, et al. · BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine · 307
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Oxidative Remodeling of Chromoplast Carotenoids
2002 · Florence Bouvier, Claude Suire, et al. · The Plant Cell · 307
Novel carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase catalyzes the first dedicated step in saffron crocin biosynthesis
2014 · Sarah Frusciante, Gianfranco Diretto, et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 300
Crocus sativus L. in the treatment of mild to moderate depression: a double‐blind, randomized and placebo‐controlled trial
2005 · Shahin Akhondzadeh, Najaf Tahmacebi‐Pour, et al. · Phytotherapy Research · 298
Protective effects of saffron extract and its active constituent crocin against oxidative stress and spatial learning and memory deficits induced by chronic stress in rats
2011 · Behshid Ghadrdoost, Abbas Ali Vafaei, et al. · European Journal of Pharmacology · 295
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