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Saffron Croci stigma
Safran
Published April 23, 1987
Name of Drug
Croci stigma, saffron.
Composition of Drug
Saffron consists of the stigmata, usually connected by a short piece of pistil, of Crocus sativa L. [Fam. Iridaceae], as well as preparations thereof.
Uses
Saffron is used as a sedative, for spasms and asthma.
The effectiveness of the herb for its claimed applications has not been documented.
Risks
Presently, no risks have been documented for a maximum daily dosage of 1.5 g. The lethal dosage is 20 g; the abortifacient dosage is 10 g.
From the administration of saffron as an abortifacient, the following effects have been observed:
Severe purpura after ingestion of 5 g of saffron (suspended in milk) with pitch black necrosis of the nose and a thrombocytopenia of 24,000, hypothrobinemia of 41 percent and severe collapse with uremia.
Additionally: bleeding of the uterus, bloody diarrhea, hematuria, bleeding from the nose, lips and eyelids, vertigo, dizziness, numbness. Yellowing of the sclera, skin and mucous membranes, a condition that may falsely imply icterus.
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