Crocus sativus a natural food coloring and flavoring has potent anti-tumor properties

Khorasanchi, Z., Shafiee, M., Kermanshahi, F., Khazaei, M., Ryzhikov, M., Parizadeh, M.R., Kermanshahi, B., Ferns, G.A., Avan, A. and Hassanian, S.M. · Phytomedicine · 2018

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Abstract

This review describes the potent anti-tumour properties of saffron (Crocus sativus) and its secondary metabolites crocin, picrocrocin and safranal, supporting the anticancer use of saffron.

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Khorasanchi, Z., Shafiee, M., Kermanshahi, F., Khazaei, M., Ryzhikov, M., Parizadeh, M.R., Kermanshahi, B., Ferns, G.A., Avan, A. and Hassanian, S.M (2018) 'Crocus sativus a natural food coloring and flavoring has potent anti-tumor properties', Phytomedicine, 43, pp. 21-27. doi:10.1016/j.phymed.2018.03.041

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