Crocus sativus L. is a perennial plant of the genus Crocus in the Iraceae family. Corms are oblate, about 3 cm in diam. , with yellowish-brown membranous envelope; leaves are linear, gray-green, edge anti-roll; flowers are light blue, red-purple or white, aromatic, style is orange-red, stigma slightly flat; Capsule ellipsoid, ca. 3 cm. Its petals show bright orange or red, with a strong aroma and unique medicinal value. Saffron extract contains a variety of active ingredients, such as monolamide, carotinil, etc. . These ingredients have an important role in human health care.
Native to southern Europe and Asia Minor along the Mediterranean coast, Saffron was first recorded in the Ebers Papyrus, a herbaceous plant used by the ancient Egyptians to treat gastrointestinal diseases, and Indian women have been using it since ancient times for beauty, beauty, anti-aging. The main active ingredients of saffron are saffron glycoside, saffron aldehyde, and saffron acid. Crocin, also known as Crocin, Crocin, crocin, crocin, Crocin, crocin are a class of compounds based on crocin -1. The glycosides can increase the blood flow of large coronary artery, regulate blood circulation, anti-fatigue, anti-aging.
1. Improve your sleep
Saffron extract contains an ingredient called"Mononolamide", which can promote nervous system relaxation, ease anxiety and tension, thus improving the quality of sleep. Can significantly shorten the time to fall asleep, extend sleep time and improve sleep efficiency.
Insomnia is often accompanied by sleep cycle disorders, that is, drowsy during the day, but at night it is difficult to fall asleep. The ingredients in saffron extract regulate the body's internal clock and help people establish a normal sleep cycle. Some studies have shown that taking saffron extract can improve the sleep cycle by reducing daytime lethargy and prolonging nighttime sleep.
2. Lower your stress level
Work pressure, life pressure, etc. are one of the reasons leading to insomnia. The ingredients in saffron extract help people sleep better by reducing stress levels and relieving physical and psychological stress. Anxiety stimulates the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis to release stress hormones such as corticosterone, which crocus can reduce. In patients with depression, the number of neurotransmitters in the synaptic space is low and information can not be transmitted better. The extract of saffron inhibited the reabsorption of some neurotransmitters and increased the amount of neurotransmitters in the synaptic space.
3. Boost your immunity
Insomnia can affect the body's immune system function, making people more susceptible to disease. The components in saffron extract have anti-oxidation and anti-inflammation effects, which can improve human immunity and prevent disease. The extract of saffron, dimethylsaffron, has strong inhibitory effects on leukemia, ovarian cancer, colon cancer, rhabdomyosarcoma cancer, colon cancer, papilloma, flat cell tumor and soft tissue sarcoma. The anti-cancer mechanism may be the destruction of DNA synthetase system, that is to say, the destruction of DNA-protein Link Media, which is essential for DNA synthesis of cells, thus inhibiting the synthesis of DNA and RNA, to inhibit the growth of tumor cells. The effect on cardiovascular system is related to the amount of potassium salt in it. It has also been reported that perianth, stamen and pollen can dilate the isolated coronary vessels to different extent. It can significantly reduce the amount of urine protein, reduce the damage of pathological tissue, and accelerate the dissolution and absorption of Immune complex in glomerulus.