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Saffron: An Old Medicinal Plant and a Potential Novel Functional Food

The spice saffron is made from the dried stigmas of the plant Crocus sativus L. The main use of saffron is in cooking, due to its ability to impart colour, flavour and aroma to foods and beverages. However, from time immemorial it has also been considered a medicinal plant because it possesses thera...

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Autores principales: José Bagur, María, Alonso Salinas, Gonzalo Luis, Jiménez-Monreal, Antonia M., Chaouqi, Soukaina, Llorens, Silvia, Martínez-Tomé, Magdalena, Alonso, Gonzalo L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5943931/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29295497
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules23010030