Crocus sativus
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Species name: Crocus sativus
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- Species identity and nomenclature
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- Binomial Classification
- Morphological features
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- Medicinal Importance
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- Summary of PubMed articles
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| Names of users who have contributed to this species page | ashwiniphadnis | |
| Date on which this page was first created | 2010/12/01 | |
| This page was last modified on: | 2 December 2010 17:27:01 | |
| Name of the species | Crocus sativus | |
| ID on Encyclopedia of Life | 488247 | |
| Synonyms | Please check Binomial Classification section for synonyms. | |
| Common English Names | Saffron | |
| Common Hindi Names | केसर Kesar | |
| Common Indian names | केसर Kesar (Hindi), केशर Keshar (Marathi),കാശ്മീരം Kesharam (Malayalam) ,زعفران Zafran (Urdu) | Flowes of India |
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Taxonomy from Encyclopedia of Life
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| Regnum (Kingdom) | Plantae |
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| Class | ' |
| Order | ' |
| Family | ' |
| Genus | ' |
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Based on classification
More details can be found in the Binomial Classification section.
Morphology from Encyclopedia of Life
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General morphology
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How to identify this species
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| Indian States in which the species has been documented | Jammu and Kashmir | Plant database |
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| Biotic zones inhabited | Northwestern Himalayas | |
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| Is this species native to India? | ||
| Is the species indigenous/endemic to Sub-Himalayan regions? | ||
| Is the species indigenous/endemic to Western Ghats? | ||
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| Parameter | Value(s) | References See complete references in the References section at the end |
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| Does this species have any medicinal use? | Yes |
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Other plants of the same family having medicinal use: |
| Parameter | Value(s) | References See complete references in the References section at the end |
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| General types of ailments this species is used for treating | Pains and Inflammation, Mental disorders, Cancer | |
| Specific ailments for which the species is used | cramps, asthma and bronchospasms, menstruation disorders, liver disease | Wien Med Wochenschr |
| Medicinal systems which use this plant | Ayurveda, Unani, Modern Medicine | shwetankverma |
| Details of Medicinal use | ||
| Parts of the plant used for treatment | Other | shwetankverma |
| Names of some medicinal active compounds in this plant, if known. | picrocrocin, a β-D-glucoside of hydroxysafranal, crocins, picrocrocin, safranal. Zeaxanthin, lycopene | Wien Med Wochenschr, medicinal-herbs-and-spices |
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| Is the molecular basis of the medicinal action known? | Yes | |
| Details of molecular basis of action | ||
| Are the toxic effects of consumption of this plant known? | Yes | Wien Med Wochenschr |
| Details of the toxic effects of the plant species | Daily doses up to 1.5 g is safe, doses > 10 g can cause abortion | Wien Med Wochenschr |
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| Is this plant/plant-derived product used in food preparations? | Yes | User-reported |
| Part(s) of the plant used in the food preparations | Other | |
| Details of use in food preparations | primarily a spice, | |
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| Is this plant cultivated commercially in India? | Yes | shwetankverma |
| Uses for which the plant is commercially cultivated | Human consumption, Medicinal use, Cosmetic use, Industrial use | shwetankverma |
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| Products where this plant is used | User-reported | |
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| States where this plant is cultivated commercially | Jammu and Kashmir | |
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- If the number of nucleotide sequences is less than 100, very little genomic work has been done on this species. A respectable number of nucleotide sequences is above 10000.
- Most of the nucleotide sequences may come from three sources:
- Studies on single genes, where people try to sequence genes such as some specific dehydrogenases important,say, for tannin production
- Sequences of Ribosomal Internal Transcribed Spacer, whose sequence is used for generating molecular phylogenetic trees to establish species relationships
- Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs) which can tell about which genes are present and expressed in the species at a particular time in the given tissue
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References
Saffron in phytotherapy (Journal) : Mathias Schmidt, Georges Betti and Andreas Hensel (2007),Saffron in phytotherapy: Pharmacology and clinical uses, WMW Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift:157(13-14):315. doi=10.1007/s10354-007-0428-4
Plant database (Web): Plant database of India, Accessdate=2010-Dec-1
Saffron (Web): Medicinal properties, Accessdate=02-Dec-2010
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