Saffron
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Market name：サフラン Photo location：Museum of Materia Medica, Inst. of Nat. Med. TMPW No.：25441 |
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Plant name：Crocus sativus Photo date：1977 Photographer：M. Mikage |
| Synonym | |
| Latin name | Crocus |
| Botanical source: Family name | Iridaceae |
| Botanical source: Plant name | Crocus sativus Linné (IPNI:436688-1) |
| Part used | Stigma and upper stigma |
| Empirical criteria for quality selection | The less pollen or smaller the base of stigma (yellow colored), the better the quality. The aged one is not good. (TN) |
| Constituents | Monoterpenoids: Picrocrocin, Safranal, Pinene, Cineol Carotenoids: Crocin (Crocetin digentiobiose ester), Crocetin gentiobiose glucose ester, Crocetin diglucose ester, Crocetin gentiobiose ester, Crocetin glucose ester, α-Carotene, β-Carotene, γ-Carotene, Lycopene |
| Pharmacological effects | Uterus excitation. |
| Indications | As a tranquilizer, painkiller and emmenagogue, it is applied to treat mental disease, dysmenorrhea, menstrual disorder and amenorrhea. |
| Diseases | Amenorrhea, Menorrhalgia, Intra-abdominal tumor, Dystocia, Dead fetus, Swelling and pain due to contusion, Pyogenic dermatosis, Anginal pain |
| Formulas | none |
| Meridian tropism | |
| Property | Cold |
| Flavor | Sweet |
| Classification in "Shen-non Ben-cao Jing" | |
| TCM: Classification | Drugs for invigorating blood circulation and eliminating blood stasis |
| TCM: Medicinal effects | To activate blood circulation and eliminate blood stasis, to remove heat from blood and counteract toxicity, and to calm the nerves. Used for amenorrhea with abdominal mass formation, blood stasis after childbirth, eruptions in infectious diseases, emotional dejection and mania. |
| Remarks | Listed in the Japanese Pharmacopoeia 18th ed. |
| References | TN: T. Namba & Y. Tsuda ed., Outline of Pharmacognosy, a Textbook, 3rd ed., Nankodo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, 1998. |
DNA sequences of medicinal plants
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| Botanical source: Plant name | 5Ss | 18S | ITS1 | 5.8S | ITS2 | 26S | others | trnH-psbA | matK | trnK | trnK-rps16 | trnT-L | trnL | trnL-F | rbcL | rpoC1 | ndhF | others | |
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