Saffron
Saffron is a medicinal spice that contains several carotenoid compounds which have potent anti-depressant, anti-oxidant, and anti-cancer properties. Saffron is also a good source of minerals and vitamins that help to control blood pressure, regulate heart rate, repair stress related damage, support healthy red blood cell production, build the immune system, and prevent infections. Saffron has also been known to alleviate depression and mental stagnancy and bring back joy to the senses. Saffron has the ability to soothe the digestive tract and be an overall natural digestive aid.
Saffron Extract (in supplement form) has also been used as an appetite suppressant and weight loss aid. Saffron is known to provide significant cognitive benefits by helping to promote mental focus, memory retention, and recall capacity. It is also beneficial for eyesight and can specifically aid in the prevention and repair of cataracts. Only a pinch is needed for effective results. Consider adding a little saffron to your cooking to add not only a beautiful color and a wonderful flavor and aroma, but multiple health benefits as well.
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P.S. In Buddhism, saffron is added to the water offerings we make to the Buddhas daily in order to make the offerings more rich and beautiful. I have been using saffron for decades in my offerings to the Buddhas daily.
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Thank you for the sharing the amazing of saffron. Good to know the wonders of consuming it. Saffron is known to be most expensive spice in the world because of the the spice to be effective for a variety of uses.
Saffron still holds a high value as a spice used mainly for cooking . I think today it is getting very pricey due to the demand of using it as an alternative treatment for various health conditions and as an offering for prayers.
I love to add saffron in my cooking just to see the beauty of the colour and at times for my hot milk drink.
Thank u so much for the good info.yes i knew Saffron is an amazing spice but the saffron market is flooded with adulterated and duplicate stuff being sold as original. There are only a few genuine places where you can buy authentic saffron. Kashmiri saffron is among the best in the world .
Wow….saffron is such a medicinal spice with so many amazing benefits. Such as for sleeping disorder, treatment of cancer, intestinal gas , depression, Alzheimer’s disease, and so forth. It seem that saffron is the most expensive spice in the world and it has been revered for its medicinal properties since ancient times. The aroma and flavour of saffron is unique and difficult to describe. It is an extremely labor-intensive crop. Saffron is a spice derived from the flower of Crocus sativus. Great information to know that saffron is added to the water offerings on our shrine making the offerings more rich and beautiful.
Thank you Rinpoche for this sharing.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing this useful information of saffron.
What I like saffron the most is it helps to improve our memory, focus and beneficial for eyesight especially in the prevention and repair of cataracts.
I appreciate that as I able to find this nice Tibetan Incense Sticks made from saffron (from http://www.vajrasecrets.com) which are traditionally hand-rolled from natural herbs, oils and other ingredients. This exotic aromatic incense is effective for allergies, fever, anxiety, headaches and coughs. It also promotes mental alertness.
Please try it!
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing the benefits of saffron.I only heard that saffron is very expensive. But didn’t know the benefits. This is really an eye opener.I Will share this on my facebook to benefit more people.
We were taught to add saffron to our water offering, because we want to offer the best to the Buddha and Deities; as saffron is a wonderful wat to add natural richness and color to the water we offer up. Thank you Rinpoche for sharing this write up about the benefits of saffron, we should add saffron in our daily dietary whenever we can. I did a bit of “googling” about saffron and am amazed to learn that the flower that saffron is derived from is actually a beautiful purple flower called Saffron Crocus. Saffron has a long history of its usage and trade. It is highly sought after and prices vary according to the type and source of the flower. There was even a war sparked by saffron centuries ago.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing awareness about saffron and indeed a very beneficial in terms of health. Hope more will aware of this natural ingredient can do do much.
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Saffron is quite precious and pricey too. I think it’s used in the Tibetan holy water and reading its medicinal properties here tells me it’s quite potent and effective.
謝謝仁波切及网友们的寶贵分享。從來不知道藏紅花就有這麼多的用途，從醫療，香料，著色劑甚至作為應用於面膜，多好啊！
Thank you Rinpoche for the wonderful information about saffron. Saffron really does have many benefits!
Good to know another natural ingredient, that has so much benefits. Thank you Rinpoche.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing this information with us. I am pretty sure that at one point in my life I have actually tried this haha it looks good and helpful 🙂 and it’s vegetarian !!
感谢仁波切向我们分享此具有意义的文章。我知道在藏传佛教里，藏红花是用来加入水供时的材料。 想不到藏红花是可以添加在我们的日常生活当中的食物里，甚至它具拥有这么多的功效如抗氧化，抗癌的功能，控制血糖等等。谢谢仁波切的分享！
Thank you Rinpoche for highlighting the medicinal benefits of saffron. In our house, saffron is purchased for offering to the Buddha. Will get more supply to try out some of the natural health remedy mentioned in the article.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing this wonderful information about the multiple health benefits of saffron. May be i should start adding some saffron into my diet and also add into water for water offerings to buddhas.
Though saffron, a medicinal spice, is known to provide significant cognitive benefits to what our bodies need, it is also used, to be added into our “water offering” to make it more rich and beautiful. In buddhism, it is also emphasized that, “we should make offerings to the enlightened beings as though we would to a King visiting our home.” So therefore, Rinpoche has stated that he has been using saffron for decades in his offerings to the Buddhas daily. Many heartfelt thanks for the kind sharing, Rinpoche. Om mani padme hung.
Thank you Rinpoche for the sharing.In the past ,I only knew that Saffron is used in preparing food as a source of colouring agent and the pleasant aroma it gives out after cooking it.Later I found out that,It is important to prepare a strong dose of it with warm water to be given to mothers who had just delivered a newborn.They say that it promote the recovery of the new mother under confinement,as it would dissolve the clotting in the womb .
After reading this blog comment,It does make sense for the older generation to promote this potent spice to many generation to come.
It’s interesting to note that Saffron has so many uses ranging from anti-oxidant to skin-care, apart from its use in cooking.
I read that it takes about 75,00 saffron blossoms to produce a pount of saffron spice : no wonder it is a very expensive item.
Thank you for sharing this information. I love saffron. I once had saffron on in a lemon drink at What Tasty Food and it was amazing.
Wow! Saffron has so much health benefits and for some reason, saffron is highly prized in Buddhism too. Perhaps, the Buddha knew of its medicinal properties and used it to symbolize the medicinal qualities of the monk’s robes/ vows. The Buddha was often likened to a physician, the Dharma as medicine and the Sangha to be the nurses and supporting staff. This is how the Dharma is to be regarded so the Dharma would sink into our mindstreams.
Saffron can be use for medicine and also for some food recipe , it so much benefits. Thank you Rinpoche sharing this information, i can add in saffron for the water offering in next time 🙂
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing these infromation and also the FB link. There are really a lot of simple daily food remedies for what our bodies need. Very useful! Never knew Saffron alone has so many usage, from medical spice to colouring agent to even used as one of the ingredients in applying a mask! How wonderful! Thank you again Rinppche for sharing.
Safron is not only used traditionally… I’m sure that it have been a very effective treatment and for maintenance of health as it is something that have been used for centuries.
Medically, Saffron is also used to treat symptoms of depression, PMS, menstrual cramps and Alzheimer which were all proved scientifically.
Good saffron though is really expensive. However it is not too costly since we only need to use a pinch of saffron in normal consumption.
Thank you for rinpoche and everyone sharing!
Would like to share with all this linked, have many Vegan Recipes with Saffron.
http://www.feastie.com/recipes-diet/vegan/ingredients/saffron-8141
This is very informative.
saffron is a labour-intensive crop, which means that saffron commands a high price; each crocus produces just three swhich are hand-picked and then dried, and it takes thousands of stigmas to make just one ounce of the spice. Happily, the flavour is better if you use just a little – too much, and it tastes too bitter.
The main saffron-growing countries are India, Iran, Spain, Greece and Italy, although it was once grown in Saffron Walden, Essex, hence the town’s name.
One of the many amazing benefits of saffron is for treatment of acne and blemishes:
The antifungal content of saffron makes it effective for the treatment of acne, blemishes and blackheads.
Mix 5-6 basil leaves with 10-12 strands of saffron to make a fine paste.
Apply this on your face
Wash off with cold water after 10 to 15 minutes.
This will help to remove acne and pimples.
Basil leaves can clean the bacteria that cause acne and pimples. Apply saffron soaked milk on your face twice a day to help in clearing blemishes.
Patsy. Let’s study this link https://www.facebook.com/pages/Medical-Medium/146789625456224 and start incorporating the healing ingredients into Rinpoche’s diet. Then we can also introduce them in Kechara Oasis. Many people will appreciate it as health and diet issues are very popular nowadays.
Thank you, Rinpoche, for the information. Saffron is also used as a beauty aid to whiten the skin. To make a wonderful beverage, you might want to try this: Add a few strands of saffron to hot milk. i have been buying Saffron of the Taj Mahal brand for years – and watching the price climb steadily to the dizzying figure now! However, the smell of good fresh saffron is so uplifting; and helps to calm my nerves 🙂 from the shock of its dizzy price :-O
Hi Benji, thank you for the information. I will add in saffron to hot milk for Rinpoche.
Thank you, Rinpoche for sharing this information. Besides use mainly in various cuisines as a seasoning and colouring agent, Saffron has many other benefits besides what Rinpoche mentioned here. Saffron can also be used for asthma, whooping cough and to loosen phlegm. It is also used for sleep problem like insomnia, heartburn and dry skin. Some people apply saffron directly to the scalp for baldness and it is said to induce sweating as well.
Saffron is mostly cultivated and harvested by hand, thus due to the amount of labor involved it is considered one of the world’s most expensive spices.