Crocus sativus, also known as crocus sativus and crocus sativus, is a perennial flower of Crocus in Iris family and a common spice. It is a native species in southwest Asia and was first cultivated by Greeks. Mainly distributed in Europe, Mediterranean and Central Asia, it was introduced to China in the Ming Dynasty, listed as medicine in Compendium of Materia Medica, and planted in China and Zhejiang. It is a valuable Chinese herbal medicine with strong physiological activity. Its stigma is used as medicine in Asia and Europe, which has sedative, expectorant and spasmolytic effects. It can be used for treating gastropathy, menstruation, measles, fever, jaundice, hepatosplenomegaly, etc.

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Menstruation and pregnant women are prohibited.

The therapeutic effect of saffron: saffron is sweet, slightly pungent and flat; Meridian of heart and liver; The body is light and moist, and it dissipates when entering the blood.

It has the effects of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, resolving hard mass, cooling blood and detoxicating.

Indications: Irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, postpartum lochia, abdominal pain, traumatic injury, depression, palpitation, fever and measles.

Saffron is a good medicine for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, but we should pay attention to its side effects: the common side effects of taking saffron are abdominal discomfort, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and even gastrointestinal bleeding, abdominal cramps, and menorrhagia in women. It is mainly related to the exciting effect of safflower on intestine and uterus, so it is forbidden during menstruation.