Sanskrit: kesaravara [केसरवर], kesara [केसर], Kashmirajanman कश्मीरजन्मन
Marathi, Hindi: kesar [केसर],
Punjabi: keshar [ਕੇਸ਼ਰ],
Arabic: زَعْفَرَان
Armenian: քրքում (hy) (k’rk’um)
Azeri: zəfəran (az)
Bosnian: šafran (bs)
Bulgarian: шафран (bg)
Chinese: 番紅花 / 番红花 (fān hóng huā)
Esperanto: safrano
Estonian: safran
Finnish: maustesahrami
French: safran
Georgian: ზაფრანა
Greek: κρόκος (el) (krókos)
Hindi: केसर (kesar)
Hungarian: sáfrány
Ido: safrano
Italian: zafferano (it)
Japanese: サフラン (safuran)
Latin: safranum
Norwegian: safran
Persian: زعفران (za,ferān)
Polish: szafran (pl, krokus (pl)
Portuguese: açafrão (pt)
Romanian: șofran
Russian: шафран (šafrán)
Telugu: Kumkuma puvvu
Tamil: Kunguma poo
Cyrillic: шафран
Roman: šafran
Slovene: žafran
Spanish: azafrán
Swahili: mzafarani
Swedish: saffran
Thai: หญ้าฝรั่น (Ya Faran)
Turkish: safran
Urdu: کیسر (kesar), kisar [کیسر])
Crocus sativus L. is an herbaceous perennial-cormous plant which is believed to show many pharmacological actions. The plant contains important constituents like crocetin, picrocrocin, safranal (main component for characteristic aroma). Safranal is the aglycon of picrocrocin; those are responsible for many pharmacological actions. In ayurveda saffron is used to cure chronic diseases such as asthma, arthritis, skin diseases, spasmodic disorders, digestive disorders, digestive disorders, kidney disorders. Saffron is also useful in liver and spleen enlargement. Very few modern preclinical and clinical studies have been performed on the plant. In this review, we have made an attempt to compile some of its important and scientifically proven pharmacological activities. Saffron is obtained from the stigmas of Crocus sativus.
Over 600 publications are available first one is in 1926
Over 600 publications are available first one is in 1926
