About Saffron

ABOUT SAFFRON

Saffron is the slender, dried, redish-brown, flattened stigma of cultivated saffron plant (Crocus Sativus). “the Purple-flowered saffron is a wonderful plant to which nature has given a fascinating fragrance, a beautiful color, and a host of other qualities. It is an important and expensive condiment used in medicines and foods. It adds a faint, delicate and pleasing flavour to food and special dishes. It has sedative properties and been considered as a panacea for numerous diseases of males and females.

MAGICAL BENEFITS OF SAFFRON

The golden herb. Saffron is used as an indigenous medicine across world. Saffron enjoys great reputation as a drug which strengthens the functioning of the stomach and promotes its action. It counteracts spasmodic disorders and sustains involuntary muscle contraction. This prized species is also used against fevers, melancholia and enlargement of the liver and spleen.

EASY To ADD TO YOUR DIET
  • A Powerful Antioxidant
  • May Improve Mood and Treat
  • Depressive Symptoms
  • fighting with disease
  • May Reduce Appetite and Aid
  • Weight Loss
  • giving you Natural Glow
  • keep your blood clean
  • May Act as an Aphrodisiac
  • protect your Skin
FOOD ADDITIVES
  • Saffron is an excellent replacement for synthetic food additives- for eg: instead of FD and C yellow no 5: a synthetic food.
  • With these kesar benefits known to us, this culinary treasure has to be used and especially in the winter months.Here are some serving ideas :
  • For a wonderful marinade for fish, add saffron threads, garlic and thyme to vinegar.
  • Use saffron to give cakes, pastries and cookies a buttery golde hue and a rich aroma.
  • Crush a tiny piece of saffron into a glass of champagne or sparkling apple cider and turn the drink into a golden elixir.
  • Coffee spiced with saffron and cardamom is a soothing and heart healthy drink.
  • Add saffron and cinnamon to whole milk or yogurt and honey for a simple version of the famous Indian yogurt drink.
  • Saffron as a spice, is generally regarded as safe, however it is not recommended during pregnancy and nursing. It also must also be pointed that large doses i.e. more than 1 or 2 table spoons can be toxic, although saffron poisoning is very rare.
SAFFRON USES
  • Flavoring and pure colouring agent act as Stimulant, sedative and expectorant. Durative of Yellowish, Red, Glycoside, Crocin and essential oils of aroma.
  • Use in Ayurved, Zarda, Sweets, Milk, Perfumes, Ice-cream, confectionery, cooked dishes, Shakes As well as for worship etc.
  • In patchy baldness: Saffron mixed in liquorice and milk makes an effective topical application to induce hair growth in .
  • In delayed puberty: In under developed girls, saffron has an overall stimulan effect. A pinch of saffron crushed in a table spoon of milk is useful to stimulate hormones and bring about desired effect..
BENEFITS OF SAFFRON DURING PREGNANCY

Pregnant women can take it from the second trimester onwards, preferably from the 4th or 5th month. The Indian science of Ayurveda advises the consumption of saffron from the fifth month onwards as that is the time when the mother can feel the baby move. Saffron is believed to aid the baby’s movements as well.