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Saffron: a promising natural medicine in the treatment of metabolic syndrome

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 97(6) (2016)

Bibi Marjan Razavi; Hossein Hosseinzadeh

The Pharmacological Activities of Crocus sativus L.: A Review Based on the Mechanisms and Therapeutic Opportunities of its Phytoconstituents

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Nishant Ranjan Chauhan; Medha Kapoor; Laxmi Prabha Singh; Rajinder Kumar Gupta; Ramesh Chand Meena; Rajkumar Tulsawani; Sarita Nanda; Shashi Bala Singh

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Maryam Rameshrad; Bibi Marjan Razavi; Hossein Hosseinzadeh

Saffron with resistance exercise improves diabetic parameters through the GLUT4/AMPK pathway in-vitro and in-vivo

Scientific Reports 6(1) (2016)

Firouzeh Dehghan; Fatemeh Hajiaghaalipour; Ashril Yusof; Sekaran Muniandy; Seyed Ali Hosseini; Sedigheh Heydari; Landa Zeenelabdin Ali Salim; Mohammad Ali Azarbayjani

Clinical evidence on the effects of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) on cardiovascular risk factors: A systematic review meta-analysis

Pharmacological Research 139 (2018)

Makan Pourmasoumi; Amir Hadi; Ameneh Najafgholizadeh; Marzieh Kafeshani; Amirhossein Sahebkar

Effects of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) supplementation on cardiometabolic Indices in diabetic and prediabetic overweight patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs

Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome 16(1) (2024)

Mehdi Karimi; Samira Pirzad; Niyousha Shirsalimi; Mohammad Hossein Hosseini; Pouya Ebrahimi; Sara Khoshdooz; Pegah Rashidian

Saffron as an antidote or a protective agent against natural or chemical toxicities

DARU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 23(1) (2015)

Bibi Marjan Razavi; Hossein Hosseinzadeh

The effect of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) hydroalcoholic extract on metabolic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus: A triple-blinded randomized clinical trial

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences 23(1) (2018)

Abolghassem Djazayeri; Shahin Akhondzadeh; Alireza Milajerdi; Shima Jazayeri; Najmeh Hashemzadeh; Elham Shirzadi; Zhaleh Derakhshan

Possible Role of Common Spices as a Preventive and Therapeutic Agent for Alzheimer's Disease

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Omid Mirmosayyeb; Amir Pouya Tanhaei; Hamid Reza Sohrabi; Ralph Nigel Martins; Mana Tanhaei; Mohammad Amin Najafi; Ali Safaei; Rokhsareh Meamar

The Protective Role of Crocus Sativus L. (Saffron) Against Ischemia- Reperfusion Injury, Hyperlipidemia and Atherosclerosis: Nature Opposing Cardiovascular Diseases

Current Cardiology Reviews 14(4) (2018)

Kyriaki Hatziagapiou; George Ι. Lambrou

Saffron against Components of Metabolic Syndrome: Current Status and Prospective

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 65(50) (2017)

Mojtaba Shafiee; Nazanin Sadat Aghili‐Moghaddam; Mohammad Nosrati‐Oskouie; M. Seilanian Tousi; Amir Avan; Mikhail Ryzhikov; Mohammad Reza Parizadeh; Hamid Fiuji; Majid Rajabian; Amirhossein Bahreyni; Majid Khazaei; Seyed Mahdi Hassanian

Current Knowledge of the Antidepressant Activity of Chemical Compounds from Crocus sativus L.

Pharmaceuticals 16(1) (2022)

Renata Matraszek; Mirosława Chwil; Karol Terlecki; Michał Marian Skoczylas

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Molecules 20(9) (2015)

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Clinical Phytoscience 7(1) (2021)

Suman Ray; Mahesh Kumar Saini

Sniffing out adulteration in saffron: Detection methods and health risks

Food Control 155 (2023)

Ashish Raina; Sanjana Kaul; Manoj K. Dhar

Turmeric, Pepper, Cinnamon, and Saffron Consumption and Mortality

Journal of the American Heart Association 8(18) (2019)

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Medicinal plants with cardiovascular effects (part 2): plant based review

IOSR Journal of Pharmacy (IOSRPHR) 06(07) (2016)

Ali Esmail Al‐Snafi

Potential of aqueous extract of saffron ( Crocus sativus L.) in blocking the oxidative stress by modulation of signal transduction in human vascular endothelial cells

Journal of Functional Foods 26 (2016)

Violeta Rodriguez‐Ruiz; Abolfazl Barzegari; Marisol Zuluaga Tamayo; Sepideh Zununi Vahed; Yalda Rahbar Saadat; Didier Letourneur; Virginie Gueguen; Graciela Pavon‐Djavid

Impact of Crocus sativus L. on Metabolic Profile in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus or Metabolic Syndrome: A Systematic Review

Nutrients 12(5) (2020)

Parthena Giannoulaki; Evangelia Kotzakioulafi; Michail Chourdakis; Apostolos Ioannis Hatzitolios; Triantafyllos Didangelos

The Relaxant Effect of Crocin on Rat Tracheal Smooth Muscle and Its Possible Mechanisms.

PubMed 18(3) (2019)

Saeideh Saeideh; Mahsa Yasavoli; Zahra Gholamnezhad; Mohammad Reza Aslani; Mohammad Hossein Boskabady

Crocin exhibits an antihypertensive effect in a rat model of gestational hypertension and activates the Nrf-2/HO-1 signaling pathway

Hypertension Research 44(6) (2021)

Xuan Chen; Jingying Huang; Yuchun Lv; Youfang Chen; Jinghong Rao

Anti‑hypertensive effect of crocin and hesperidin combination in high‑fat diet treated rats

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 19(6) (2020)

Mahmoud Hashemzaei; Ramin Rezaee; Mojtaba Nabatzehi; Konstantinos Tsarouhas; Τaxiarchis Κonstantinos Νikolouzakis; George Lazopoulos; Demetrios A. Spandidos; Aristidis Michael Tsatsakis; Jafar Shahraki

Clinical Evidence on the Effects of Saffron (Crocus Sativus L.) in Anxiety and Depression

World Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 8(2) (2021)

Vanktesh Kumar; Navjot Kaur; Pankaj K. Wadhwa

Crocin Effects on Human Myeloma Cells Regarding Intracellular Redox State, DNA Fragmentation, and Apoptosis or Necrosis Profile

Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products 9(4) (2014)

Ramin Rezaee; Khadijeh Jamialahmadi; Bamdad Riahi‐Zanjani; Mahmoud Mahmoudi; Khalil Abnous; Shahrzad Zamani Taghizadeh Rabe; Nafiseh Sadat Tabasi; Marjan Zali; Marjan Rezaee; Bahareh Amin; Gholamreza Karimi

Crocin restores the balance of Th1/Th2 immune cell response in ConA-treated human lymphocytes

Pharmacological Reports 74(3) (2022)

Hakimeh Abdi; Zahra Aganj; Hossein Hosseinzadeh; Fatemeh Mosaffa

Safranal Induces Vasorelaxation by Inhibiting Ca2+ Influx and Na+/Ca2+ Exchanger in Isolated Rat Aortic Rings

Molecules 27(13) (2022)

Noor Nadhim Al-Saigh; Shtaywy Abdalla

Therapeutic potential of saffron, and its chemical components in the treatment of cancers and cardiovascular disorders – a review

International Food Research Journal 28(5) (2021)

Asif Khan; Nur Airina Muhamad; Rosna Mat Taha; Jamaludin Mohamad; Baker Al-Shara

Herbal Therapies for Weight Gain and Metabolic Abnormalities Induced by Atypical Antipsychotics: A Review Article

Current Drug Discovery Technologies 20(5) (2023)

Hamideh Naghibi; Roshanak Salari; Mahdi Yousefi; Majid Khadem‐Rezaiyan; Mohammad Reza Ghanbarzadeh; Mohammad Reza Fayyazı Bordbar

Therapeutic Potential of Saffron Crocus (Crocus sativus L.)

Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology 4(12) (2016)

Zeliha Selamoğlu; Şenay Özgen

Medicinal plants for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases - A review

IOSR Journal of Pharmacy (IOSRPHR) 07(04) (2017)

Ali Esmail Al‐Snafi

Saffron: A Therapeutic and Prophylactic Nutrition for Human Population

Springer eBooks (2021)

M. H. Khan; Bashir Ahmad Alie; Asif M. Iqbal Qureshi; G. H. Mir; Niyaz A. Dar; Shahid Qayoom; Tauseef Ali; Shabir Ahmad Dar; Ajaz Ahmad Lone; Z. A. Dar; Mushtaq Ahmad; M. Y. Bhat; Farooq Ahmad Sheikh

Saffron, its main derivatives, and their effects on the respiratory system

Elsevier eBooks (2020)

Mohammad-Hossein Boskabady; Vahideh Ghorani; Azam Alavinezhad

Crocus sativus L. (Saffron) and Its Components Relaxant Effect on Smooth Muscles and Clinical Applications of This Effect

Elsevier eBooks (2020)

Mohammad Hossein Boskabady; Amin Mokhtari‐Zaer; Mohammad Reza Khazdair; Arghavan Memarzia; Zahra Gholamnezhad

Metabolite and bioactivity profiling of natural and elicitor-enhanced Crocus sativus L. extracts as a biotechnological source of antioxidants: in silico targeting of oxidative stress-related enzymes

Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC) 162(3) (2025)

Sümeyra Çetinkaya; Ülkü Selcen Haydaroğlu; Hasya Nazlı Gök; Pınar Nartop; Reyhan Bahtiyarca Bağdat; Firdevs Özbek; Kübra Ayaz; Serkan Uranbey