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Crocin, safranal and picrocrocin from saffron (Crocus sativus L.) inhibit the growth of human cancer cells in vitro
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Considering its water-solubility and high inhibitory growth effect, crocin is the more promising saffron compound to be assayed as a cancer therapeutic agent.About:
This article is published in Cancer Letters.The article was published on 1996-02-27. It has received 381 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Safranal & Picrocrocin.read more
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Handbook of Herbs and Spices
TL;DR: Herbs, spices and their active components as natural antimicrobials in foods Effect of natural antioxidants in herbs and spices on shelf life of foods is studied.
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Antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects of Crocus sativus L. stigma and petal extracts in mice
TL;DR: It is concluded that aqueous and ethanolic extracts of saffron stigma and petal have an antinociceptive effect, as well as acute and/or chronic anti-inflammatory activity.
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Cancer chemopreventive and tumoricidal properties of saffron (Crocus sativus L.).
TL;DR: A growing body of research has demonstrated that saffron extract itself and its main constituents, the carotenoids, possess chemopreventive properties against cancer.
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Biomedical properties of saffron and its potential use in cancer therapy and chemoprevention trials
TL;DR: It is suggested that future research be warranted that will define the possible use of saffron as effective anticancer and chemopreventive agent in clinical trials.
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Radical scavenging activity of Crocus sativus L. extract and its bioactive constituents
TL;DR: The DPPH radical scavenging activity of a natural product that possesses biological properties, an extract of Crocus sativus L. (saffron), grown in Crocos, Kozani (Greece), and some of its bioactive constituents (crocin, safranal) was studied.
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