User:Herb5902/Saffron

Crocus sativus

crocin
crocetin, water-soluble carotenoid
safranal
kaempferol

• flatulence
• cancer (Sqamous cell carcinoma)
• blood sugar
  • May raise insulin sensitivity
    • enhances mitochondrial biogenesis
    • inhibits mitochondrial dysfunction
  • protects the pancreas from damage
• decreases phosphorylation to oxidation ratio in the mitochondria
• Decreases inflammation and oxidative stress
• Macular degeneration
• Neurodegenerative Diseases
• Attenuates Asthma
• Blood pressure
• Inflammation
• Edema
• Arthritis
• headaches
• urinary infection
• Repair body cells
• anemia
• hair loss