Saffron powder 100% pure, Crocus sativus, various weights

Saffron stamen powder, ground
Original 100% pure saffron,

Crocus sativus

The king of herbs and spices - the best tonic, a source of youth and potency!

Saffron is a valuable spice with a high content of antioxidants.

Saffron is obtained from the stamens of the crocus species - Crocus sativus. After flowering, before the sun rises high, the stamens are collected by hand and the stamens are carefully collected and dried.

Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world. The reason for its high price is the labor-intensive method of harvesting, which makes production expensive.

Called the "sun spice" because of its color - added to pale-colored dishes, such as rice, saffron gives a beautiful golden hue. With a woody floral aroma and a slightly bitter taste, stimulating the appetite.

It is associated with health benefits such as improved mood, libido and sexual function, as well as reducing symptoms of PMS and excessive weight loss.
Benefits of Saffron

Beneficial for the digestive system. Used in small doses, saffron helps improve digestion. It increases potency, has a strong tonic effect, is beneficial for vision, eyes, and is generally strengthening. It is a well-known fact that it is called the royal herb, as it rejuvenates and restores lost tone.

Saffron contains carotene, 0.34% essential oil, which is used in folk medicine as an analgesic, diuretic, antiperspirant, antispasmodic and cardiac agent. Beneficial for strengthening the stomach, improving appetite, liver disease, relieving severe cough, whooping cough.
How to use ground saffron

Culinary purpose: Add to dishes from Arabic, Indian and Asian cuisine. A very small amount is added - on the tip of a knife.

Tea: Saffron cilia are used in very small doses. Ground saffron is taken on the tip of a knife, poured into a glass cup and poured with 200 ml of boiling water. The tea prepared in this way is drunk every morning.

Cold extract of saffron is prepared as follows: Ground saffron is taken on the tip of a knife, poured into a glass cup and poured with 200 ml of lukewarm water. Cover and wait 30 minutes to an hour. Stir with a spoon and drink. Use every morning.

Saffron tones and interferes with sleep

Saffron is a strong tonic and if you take the herb saffron as tea, capsules, loose or in any form, you will not be able to sleep. Therefore, take the herb at appropriate times - for example, before noon, maximum until 2 p.m.
Origin
Iran

Learn more about Saffron

Saffron is characterized by a slightly bitter taste and a gentle pleasant smell (iodoform). These are due to the chemicals picrocrocin and safranal. It contains the carotenoid dye crocin, which gives a rich golden-yellow color to food. Because of these qualities, saffron is a highly sought-after ingredient for many foods around the world. It is also used in medicine, especially for the treatment of eye diseases.

The word "saffron" comes from the 12th century Old French term "safran", which comes from the Latin "safranum". "Safranum" is also related to the Italian "zafferano" and the Spanish "azafrán". “Safranum” comes from the Arabic word “asfar” (أَصْفَر), which means “yellow” through the paronym “za‘faran” (زَعْفَرَان), the name of the spice in Arabic.

Culinary uses:

Saffron has a very specific and unique smell, a light but at the same time characteristic and unforgettable taste and aroma. In the Middle East and Southern Europe it is added to rice dishes, clear soups, as well as for preparing many exotic savory dishes and sweet desserts.

Zafferano or Zafferano is the spice for preparing Milanese risotto. It is a high-quality saffron ground into powder and with it you will cook authentic Risotto alla milanese. Saffron is a precious spice that gives a very characteristic aroma, color and taste to Risotto alla Milanese.

Medical applications:

Saffron, as a main component, is part of 300 medicinal preparations in oriental medicine. At present, it is also part of many and diverse medicinal supplements. In the pharmaceutical industry, it is used to prepare various medicinal preparations - tinctures, extracts, as well as eye supplements. A small part of saffron used helps to improve digestion. It increases potency, has a strong tonic effect, is beneficial for vision, and is generally strengthening. Saffron contains carotene, 0.34% essential oil, which in folk medicine is used as an analgesic, diuretic, antiperspirant, antispasmodic and cardiac agent. Favorable for strengthening the stomach, for improving appetite, liver disease, for relieving severe cough, whooping cough.

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