Saffron (Crocus sativus)
藏红花cáng hóng huāCanghonghua
Crocus sativus · Plant
8
Indications
Cautions
Contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids; potential liver toxicity.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Saffron for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Absent PeriodsAnxiety & DepressionBlood EjectionCold Damage ManiaFright PalpitationGlomus & Oppression In Chest & DiaphragmPainful Swelling From Knocks & FallsPostpartum Blood Stasis Abdominal Pain
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Saffron does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Dissipate Depression & Open BindsQuicken Blood & Transform Stasis