saffron

Antioxidant activity of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of Crocus sativus L. stigma and its bioactive constituents, crocin and safranal

Hosseinzadeh H, Shamsaie F, Mehri S. Antioxidant activity of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of Crocus sativus L. stigma and its bioactive constituents, crocin and safranal. Pharmacognosy Magazine [Internet]. 2009;5(20s):419-424. http://www.phcog.com/text.asp?2009/5/20/419/59768

Simultaneous quantification of crocetin esters and picrocrocin changes in Chinese saffron by high-performance liquid chromatography-diode array detector during 15 years of storage

Tong Y, Yan Y, Zhu X, Liu R, Gong F, Zhang L, et al.. Simultaneous quantification of crocetin esters and picrocrocin changes in Chinese saffron by high-performance liquid chromatography-diode array detector during 15 years of storage. Pharmacognosy Magazine [Internet]. 2015;11(43):540-545. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26246729

Use of in vitro assays to assess the potential antiproliferative and cytotoxic effects of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) in human lung cancer cell line

Samarghandian S, Boskabady MHossein, Davoodi S. Use of in vitro assays to assess the potential antiproliferative and cytotoxic effects of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) in human lung cancer cell line. Pharmacognosy Magazine [Internet]. 2010;6(24):309-314. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21120034