| Title |
Saffron as an antidote or a protective agent against natural or chemical toxicities
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|---|---|
| Published in |
DARU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, May 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s40199-015-0112-y |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Bibi Marjan Razavi, Hossein Hosseinzadeh |
| Abstract |
Saffron (Crocus sativus) is an extensively used food additive for its color and taste. Since ancient times this plant has been introduced as a marvelous medicine throughout the world. The wide spectrum of saffron pharmacological activities is related to its major constituents including crocin, crocetin and safranal. Based on several studies, saffron and its active ingredients have been used as an antioxidant, antiinflammatory and antinociceptive, antidepressant, antitussive, anticonvulsant, memory enhancer, hypotensive and anticancer. According to the literatures, saffron has remarkable therapeutic effects. The protective effects of saffron and its main constituents in different tissues including brain, heart, liver, kidney and lung have been reported against some toxic materials either natural or chemical toxins in animal studies.In this review article, we have summarized different in vitro and animal studies in scientific databases which investigate the antidotal and protective effects of saffron and its major components against natural toxins and chemical-induced toxicities. Due to the lake of human studies, further investigations are required to ascertain the efficacy of saffron as an antidote or a protective agent in human intoxication. |
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| United States | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 2 | 67% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Poland | 2 | 2% |
| Unknown | 82 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 12% |
| Other | 7 | 8% |
| Researcher | 7 | 8% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 8% |
| Other | 13 | 15% |
| Unknown | 26 | 31% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 16 | 19% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 14 | 17% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 8% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 6 | 7% |
| Chemistry | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 11 | 13% |
| Unknown | 26 | 31% |
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