Western saffron has the effect of activating blood stasis, cooling the blood and detoxifying the mind, relieving depression and tranquilizing the mind, as the dried stigma of saffron. The complete stigma is linear, with a broader apex, tapering downward to a caudate shape, the apex edge with untidy teeth, and the lower end is a residual yellow flowering branch.
Length about 2.5 cm, diameter about 1.5 mm. Purple-red or dark reddish brown, slightly glossy. Light, flimsy, brittle and easy to break after drying. The stigma into the water is swollen, visible orange-yellow into a straight line down, and gradually spread, the water is stained yellow. The stigma without precipitation is flared with short slits.
In a short period of time with a needle to pluck it does not break. Gas peculiar, slightly irritating, taste slightly bitter. To body long, color purple-red, moist and shiny, yellow styles less, taste pungent and cool is good.
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Expanded profile: Growth habit For fall planted bulbous flowers, saffron native to southern Europe. It prefers cool, moist and semi-shady environments, and is hardy to well-drained, humus-rich sandy loam. pH 5.5-6.5. The bulb is dormant in the summer, and roots and leaves sprout in the fall. it blooms in late October, and the flowers open day and close night. Pot planting in October to choose bulbs weighing about 20 grams of spring flower species, on the inner diameter of 15 cm pots, each pot can be planted 5 to 6 balls. After planting first put outdoor maintenance. About two weeks after the roots, moved into the indoor light, fresh air and humid place, before and after New Year's Day can bloom. After flowering, you should remove the residual flowers, so as to avoid nutrient depletion, and the application of one to two times to the phosphorus and potassium-based composite fertilizer solution, to promote the growth of the ball root strong. Continue normal maintenance, until the summer above ground part of the yellowing, the bulb will be taken out of the shade dry storage. Saffron can also be water ornamental, the same method as daffodil immersion. Reference: