The Mood-Boosting Benefits of Saffron
Saffron has a strong fragrance, distinctive color, and many health benefits.
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The world’s most expensive spice.
Saffron is a plant and common spice. Although common, the spice found primarily in the Mediterranean, North African, and Middle Eastern dishes can run anywhere from $5,000 to $10,000 per pound.
Dried stigmas (thread-like parts of the flower) are used to make saffron spice. It can take 75,000 saffron blossoms to produce a single pound of saffron spice.
But did you know that saffron offers an array of health benefits? In traditional Chinese medicine, saffron is considered to promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, and relieve pain. It has been used medicinally for over 4,000 years, to treat at least 90 different illnesses.
Many subjective reports claim that supplementing with Saffron reduces cravings and snacking, improves vision, increases libido, and provides an overall brighter, and more positive outlook on life.
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