Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world. It’s composed of delicate threads poking out of the saffron crocus flower. Each flower produces only a few threads. To make a single pound of …

Mar 10, 2025 · Eight threads of saffron a day can improve visual acuity in older adults with mild or moderate age-related macular degeneration.

Feb 4, 2008 · Saffron, the most expensive spice in the world, is easily grown in the home garden. YOU CAN grow it yourself! Crocus sativus is a member of the iris family.

Jun 1, 2021 · The spice saffron is pitted head-to-head against the leading drug for severe Alzheimer’s disease. What’s the latest on treating memory disorders with the spice saffron? As …

Oct 19, 2012 · Enter saffron. A double blind, randomized trial: saffron versus Prozac. For six weeks, 40 outpatients diagnosed with clinical depression got capsules containing the spice …

Dec 20, 2024 · Saffron is another spice found to be effective for treating a major cause of suffering (depression, in this case) with a side effect of decreased appetite. When put to the …

Jun 23, 2017 · The spice saffron may not only work as well as SSRI antidepressant drugs like Prozac, Paxil, and Zoloft without the side effects, but it may even be able to treat the adverse …

Oct 18, 2012 · Even the scent of the spice saffron may reduce stress hormone levels, and ease the psychological symptoms of PMS.

Oct 16, 2025 · Key Takeaways Black cumin and saffron have both been shown in randomized controlled trials to aid in weight loss, with black cumin also improving cholesterol and …

Oct 22, 2020 · The researchers concluded that saffron is an “efficacious treatment” for Prozac-related erectile dysfunction. It has all been found to be effective for female sexual dysfunction, …