Beautiful Crocus (Crocus sativus)
美丽番红花měi lì fān hóng huāMeilifanhonghua
Crocus sativus · Plant
2
Indications
6
With studies in people
Cautions
Caution in pregnancy; may cause uterine contractions.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Beautiful Crocus for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Depression SyndromeInflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Beautiful Crocus does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntioxidantBenefit CognitiveBenefit MenstruationBenefit Respiratory
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Crocus sativus and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antioxidant355 records, 98 in people
- Benefit Cognitive192 records, 71 in people
- Benefit Menstruation5 records, 4 in people
- Benefit Respiratory54 records, 17 in people
- Depression Syndrome123 records, 68 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome235 records, 81 in people