Animal & Plant Extract

Saffron Extract

CAS#: 116-26-7 2

Main Contents: Safranal

Plant Resource: Crocus sativus L.

Product Specification: 4:1, 10:1, 20:1, 0.08% HPLC

Appearance: Yellowish brown powder

Plant Part Used: Flower

Extract Solution: Grain alcohol

Molecular formula and weight: C10H14O, 150.21



What is Saffron?

Saffron is a spice derived from the flower of Crocus sativus, commonly known as the saffron crocus. Crocus is a genus in the family Iridaceae. Each saffron crocus grows to 20–30 cm (8–12 in) and bears up to four flowers, each with three vivid crimson stigmas, which are each the distal end of a carpel.Together with the styles, or stalks that connect the stigmas to their host plant, the dried stigmas are used mainly in various cuisines as a seasoning and colouring agent. Saffron, long among the world& acute;s most costly spices by weight, is native to Southwest Asia and was first cultivated in Greece. As a genetically monomorphic clone, it was slowly propagated throughout much of Eurasia and was later brought to parts of North Africa, North America, and Oceania.

Main Functions:
1. its main function are to invigorate, to remove stagnation ,to clear the meridians and release toxins
2. it can be used to treat high fever, to help to damage blood clots and to inhibit cancer, the active ingredients , such as crocitin, safra