Avicenna's (Ibn Sina) the Canon of Medicine and Saffron (Crocus sativus): A Review

Evaluation of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of saffron, Crocus sativus L., and its constituents, safranal and crocin in allodynia and hyperalgesia induced by chronic constriction injury model of neuropathic pain in rats

(2012) Bahareh Amin et al.   FITOTERAPIA

Neuroprotective Effect of Crocin on Acrylamide-induced Cytotoxicity in PC12 cells

(2011) Soghra Mehri et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY

The future is written: Impact of scripts on the cognition, selection, knowledge and transmission of medicinal plant use and its implications for ethnobotany and ethnopharmacology

(2011) Marco Leonti   JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY

Psychological and neuroendocrinological effects of odor of saffron (Crocus sativus)

(2011) Hajime Fukui et al.   PHYTOMEDICINE

New Applications and Mechanisms of Action of Saffron and its Important Ingredients

(2010) S. Zahra Bathaie et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION

Crocetin prevents retinal degeneration induced by oxidative and endoplasmic reticulum stresses via inhibition of caspase activity

(2010) Mika Yamauchi et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY

Sub-acute effects of diazinon on biochemical indices and specific biomarkers in rats: Protective effects of crocin and safranal

(2010) Alireza Timcheh Hariri et al.   FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY

Bactericidal effect of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) on Salmonella enterica during storage

(2010) Concepción Pintado et al.   FOOD CONTROL

Chemical and biological properties of the world's most expensive spice: Saffron

(2010) John P. Melnyk et al.   FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL

An open label, randomized, fixed-dose, crossover study comparing efficacy and safety of sildenafil citrate and saffron (Crocus sativus Linn.) for treating erectile dysfunction in men naïve to treatment

(2010) M R Safarinejad et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMPOTENCE RESEARCH

The causal dependence of present plant knowledge on herbals—Contemporary medicinal plant use in Campania (Italy) compared to Matthioli (1568)

(2010) Marco Leonti et al.   JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY

European materia medica in historical texts: Longevity of a tradition and implications for future use

(2010) Paula De Vos   JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY

In vitro assay for the anti-brucella activity of medicinal plants against tetracycline-resistant Brucella melitensis

(2010) Hossein Motamedi et al.   Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B

Satiereal, a Crocus sativus L extract, reduces snacking and increases satiety in a randomized placebo-controlled study of mildly overweight, healthy women

(2010) Bernard Gout et al.   NUTRITION RESEARCH

The effect of crocin and safranal, constituents of saffron, against subacute effect of diazinon on hematological and genotoxicity indices in rats

(2010) Alireza Timcheh Hariri et al.   PHYTOMEDICINE

From Anesthetic Sponge to Nonsinking Skull Perforator, Unitary Work Neurosurgery in the Ancient Arabic and Islamic World

(2010) Jalal Najjar   World Neurosurgery

Preventive Effect of Crocin in Inflamed Animals and in LPS-Challenged RAW 264.7 Cells

(2009) Guang-Lin Xu et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Antidepressant properties of bioactive fractions from the extract of Crocus sativus L.

(2009) Yang Wang et al.   Journal of Natural Medicines

Evaluation of Crocus sativus L. (saffron) on male erectile dysfunction: A pilot study

(2009) Ali Shamsa et al.   PHYTOMEDICINE

Anxiolytic and hypnotic effect ofCrocus sativusaqueous extract and its constituents, crocin and safranal, in mice

(2009) Hossein Hosseinzadeh et al.   PHYTOTHERAPY RESEARCH

The effects of different concentrations of saffron (Crocus sativus) decoction on preterm delivery in mice

(2009) F Zeinali et al.   PLANTA MEDICA

Crocus sativus L. (saffron) in the treatment of premenstrual syndrome: a double-blind, randomised and placebo-controlled trial

(2008) M Agha-Hosseini et al.   BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY

Protective Effect of Crocus sativus Stigma Extract and Crocin (trans-crocin 4) on Methyl Methanesulfonate–Induced DNA Damage in Mice Organs

(2008) Hossein Hosseinzadeh et al.   DNA AND CELL BIOLOGY

Study of cytotoxic and apoptogenic properties of saffron extract in human cancer cell lines

(2008) Jalil Tavakkol-Afshari et al.   FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY

Safety evaluation of saffron (Crocus sativus) tablets in healthy volunteers

(2008) Mohammad-Hadi Modaghegh et al.   PHYTOMEDICINE

Stimulatory effect of Crocus sativus (saffron) on β2-adrenoceptors of guinea pig tracheal chains

(2008) H. Nemati et al.   PHYTOMEDICINE

Saffron, an alternative crop for sustainable agricultural systems. A review

(2007) F. Gresta et al.   Agronomy for Sustainable Development

The effect of saffron, Crocus sativus stigma, extract and its constituents, safranal and crocin on sexual behaviors in normal male rats

(2007) H. Hosseinzadeh et al.   PHYTOMEDICINE