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Spectroscopic Methods of Edible Flower Authentication and Quality Control for Food Applications

eFood, Volume 7, Issue 1, February 2026.
The global demand for edible flowers has increased. Issues such as incorrect species identification, flower product adulteration, contamination, and quality degradation necessitate the application of proper methods for authenticating and controlling the product's quality.
Fidele Benimana, Christopher Kucha, Anupam Roy, Anand Mohan   +3 more
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Preparing high-quality chromosome spreads from Crocus species for karyotyping and FISH

Molecular Cytogenetics
Background The saffron-producing Crocus sativus (L.) and its wild relative C. cartwrightianus (Herb.) are key species for understanding genetic evolution in this genus.
Abdullah El-nagish, Susan Liedtke, Sarah Breitenbach, Tony Heitkam   +3 more
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Qualitative Profile and Quantitative Determination of Flavonoids from L. Petals by LC-MS/MS

Natural Product Communications, 2008
From the methanolic extract of Crocus sativus petals nine known flavonoids have been isolated and identified, including glycosidic derivatives of quercetin and kaempferol as major compounds (1–2), and their methoxylated and acetylated derivatives ...
Paola Montoro, Carlo I. G. Tuberoso, Mariateresa Maldini, Paolo Cabras, Cosimo Pizza   +4 more
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Crocus genome reveals the evolutionary origin of crocin biosynthesis

Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B
Crocus sativus (saffron) is a globally autumn-flowering plant, and its stigmas are the most expensive spice and valuable herb medicine. Crocus specialized metabolites, crocins, are biosynthesized in distant species, Gardenia (eudicot) and Crocus (monocot)
Zhichao Xu, Shanshan Chen, Yalin Wang, Ya Tian, Xiaotong Wang, Tianyi Xin, Zishan Li, Xin Hua, Shengnan Tan, Wei Sun, Xiangdong Pu, Hui Yao, Ranran Gao, Jingyuan Song   +13 more
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Smooth muscle relaxant activity of Crocus sativus (saffron) and its constituents: possible mechanisms [PDF]

Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine, 2015
Saffron, Crocus sativus L. (C. sativus) is rich in carotenoids and used in traditional medicine for treatment of various conditions such as coughs, stomach disorders, amenorrhea, asthma and cardiovascular disorders. These therapeutic effects of the plant
Amin Mokhtari-Zaer, Mohammad Reza Khazdair, Mohammad Hossein Boskabady   +2 more
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Antibacterial Activity of Crocus sativus Essential Oil against Selected Phytopathogenic Bacteria and its Insecticidal Potential

Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies
Crocus sativus, commonly known as saffron crocus, is a plant that looks delicately fragrant and produces stigmas. When harvested and dried, these stigmas become saffron. Saffron is a spice that has been used by humans since ancient times.
Miroslava Kačániová, Ján Kollár, Oleg Paulen   +2 more
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Crocus sativus L. in the treatment of mild to moderate depression: A double-blind, randomised and placebo controlled trial

Journal of Medicinal Plants, 2004
Depression is a serious disorder in today’s society. With estimates of lifetime prevalence as high as 21% of the general population in some developed countries.
AA Noorbala, N Tahmasebi-Pour, S Akhondzadeh, M Khani, AH Jamshidi   +4 more
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Antibacterial Activity of Aqueous and Methanolic Extracts of Crocus sativus Stigma and Cinnamomum cassia against Clinical Isolates of some Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Pathogenic Bacteria

Medical Laboratory Journal, 2019
Background and Objectives: Medicinal and aromatic plants are sources of natural antimicrobial compounds that could be useful replacements for antibiotics.
Najmeh Jomehpour, Kiarash Ghazvini, Mahshid Jomehpour   +2 more
doaj  

Superfoods and their impact on brain health: a systematic review

Discover Food
Aim of the study This review examines the pharmacology and clinical applications of superfoods like Crocus sativus, Murraya koenigii, Phoenix dactylifera, Punica granatum, Ficus carica, and Beta vulgaris on mental health, anxiety, depression ...
Raghupathi Niranjan Kumar, Haja Nazeer Ahamed   +1 more
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Botany, taxonomy and cytology of Crocus sativus series

AYU (An international quarterly journal of research in Ayurveda), 2010
Saffron is produced from the dried styles of Crocus sativus L. (Iridaceae) which is unknown as wild plant, representing a sterile triploid. These belong to subgenus Crocus series Crocus sativus - series are closely related species; and are difficult to be separated taxonomically and have a complex cytology. Botany of C.
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