Efficacy and function of saffron
Promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis
Storing sparks can nourish blood and promote blood circulation, so it can remove blood stasis, which has a great effect on activating meridians, and has a good effect on removing blood stasis and relieving pain when falling. It has a conditioning effect on female menstruation. Soak your feet with it, it has the function of detoxifying and cooling blood, and can make you sleep well.
Enhance immunity
The main function of saffron is to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. However, for some chronic diseases, it has obvious antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects, increasing the mechanical endurance of the body, enhancing the value-added ability of lymphocytes, improving the immune ability of cells in the body, and regulating the balance of systemic functions. Therefore, it has a significant effect on enhancing immunity. As far as the current medical technology is concerned, saffron has good anti-tumor and anti-cancer ability.
Enriching blood and nourishing blood
Red snow in Tibet can be used to enrich blood, and it can be used to enhance physical fitness and beauty when in insufficient blood gas. Calm the mind and regulate endocrine. It is of great help to the blood system and is more suitable for women. Finally, the role that crocus is valued by women is its benefits to the uterus, which can effectively regulate the uterus and make women live younger and younger.
Beneficial to liver and gallbladder
Saffron contains sodium salt and acid ester, which is beneficial to lowering cholesterol and improving metabolism. If combined with cassia seed and hawthorn, it can effectively treat fatty liver. Crocus sativus can improve the circulation of the liver, ensure the patency of capillaries, increase the blood flow of the kidney, promote the secretion and excretion of bile in the liver, and reduce abnormal globulin and total bilirubin. It is generally used for the treatment of cirrhosis after chronic viral hepatitis. Moreover, crocetin contained in it can prevent the early liver injury of Jixing.
Promote respiratory function
Crocus sativus is a plant that grows in cold regions. The substances extracted from it can stimulate and promote the respiratory system, increase the function of intracellular oxygen metabolism and improve the heart's ability to cope with hypoxia. Suitable for hypoxia. In addition, to some extent, it can alleviate the damage of strenuous exercise to myocardial cells and protect the heart.
Characteristics of saffron
Crocus sativus, also known as crocus sativus or crocus sativus, is a kind of Tibetan medicine that grows in the alpine region above 5000 meters above sea level. Its medicinal properties are peculiar, and it is famous for its effects of promoting blood circulation and nourishing blood. Warm, sweet, slightly pungent, slightly bitter and flat; Meridian of heart and liver; The health care effect is better, the body is light and moist, and it can be dispersed into blood.
How to eat saffron
Saffron soaked in water to drink
(1) Wash the glass for later use, and there will be no peculiar smell and impurities after the glass is soaked in water.
② Take 3-8 crocuses and brew them in a clean glass.
③ Then pour boiling water into a cup to brew saffron.
(4) Let it stand for a few minutes before drinking. After filling the cup for 4 or 5 times, take it with filar silk.
Saffron soaked in wine
Take 2 ~ 4 grams of saffron and 500 ml of white wine, put them in a sealed container for a week and drink 20 ml every day.
Saffron porridge
10 to 20 pieces of saffron and 100 grams of rice, just like porridge cooked at home, can be eaten after cooking.
Taboos for eating saffron
Do not eat too much.
The main function of saffron is to remove blood stasis, but friends without blood stasis can solve it. If they eat saffron too often, they will cause skin bleeding easily.
The dosage is preferably controlled within 10g. In addition to promoting blood circulation, it also has the effect of excitement. Excessive consumption will make people overexcited and cause dizziness. The effect is more obvious for people with sensitive constitution, and it is accompanied by a rash.
Pregnant women are not allowed to eat.
Crocus sativus has always been the most common abortion drug in ancient folk, and its blood-activating effect made pregnant women abort. It has no effect on contraception, and women who are preparing to get pregnant should also take less.