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Javadi B, Sahebkar A, Emami SA. A survey on saffron in major islamic traditional medicine books. Iran J Basic Med Sci. 2013;16(1):1-11
Javadi, B., Sahebkar, A., & Emami, S. A. (2013). A survey on saffron in major islamic traditional medicine books. Iranian journal of basic medical sciences, 16(1), 1-11.
Javadi, Behjat, et al. "A survey on saffron in major islamic traditional medicine books." Iranian journal of basic medical sciences vol. 16,1 (2013): 1-11.
Javadi B, Sahebkar A, Emami SA. A survey on saffron in major islamic traditional medicine books. Iran J Basic Med Sci. 2013 Jan;16(1):1-11. PMID: 23638288; PMCID: PMC3637900.
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Iran J Basic Med Sci. 2013 Jan;16(1):1-11.

A survey on saffron in major islamic traditional medicine books.

Iranian journal of basic medical sciences

Behjat Javadi, Amirhossein Sahebkar, Seyed Ahmad Emami

Affiliations

  1. Department of Traditional Pharmacy, Faculty of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

PMID: 23638288 PMCID: PMC3637900

Abstract

Islamic Traditional Medicine (ITM) is a holistic system of medicine. Saffron (Crocus sativus) is one of the most famous plants cultivated in Iran and has a wide range of activities such as oxytocic, anti-carcinogenic, exhilarant, anti-depressant, and anti-asthma effects. In addition, saffron can increase the bioavailability and enhance absorption of other drugs. This study comprises a bibliographical survey of 13 major ITM books regarding different medical aspects of this species. Ferdows al-Hekmah fi'l-Tibb (The Paradise of Wisdom in Medicine), Al-Hawi fi'l-Tibb (Comprehensive Book of Medicine), Kamel al-Sanaat al-Tibbyyah (Complete Book of the Medical Art), Al-Qanun fi'l-Tibb (Canon of Medicine), Zakhireh Kharazmshahi (Treasure of Kharazmshahi), and Makhzan al-Adwiah (Drug Treasure) are some of the most important ITM books used in this survey.

Keywords: Crocus sativus; Saffron; Traditional medicine

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