1, when is the right time to drink?
Saffron is warm, sweet and flat, and can be drunk after soaking in water. However, some people like to soak wine with saffron. Saffron is a hot food and is not suitable for eating too much or at night. It is recommended to drink a small amount of saffron soaked wine in the morning.
2. When do you drink during menstruation?
Menstruation is the physiological period of women. The menstrual period of normal women is about 28 days. Crocus sativus has the effects of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis and enriching blood. Therefore, it is best for women to drink saffron before and after menstruation, especially after menstruation, which can not only replenish qi and blood, but also promote the recovery of women after menstruation. However, there are also a few people who can't have normal menstruation, have less menstrual flow, or go through menopause. Such people can drink a small amount of saffron during menstruation to promote normal menstruation.
3. When do pregnant women drink?
Normal pregnant women can't eat saffron during pregnancy, which can easily lead to miscarriage and premature delivery.
But maternity is different. The maternal body loses a lot of blood after delivery, and the body is in a state of blood deficiency. It's time to drink some saffron properly, which can replenish blood, promote blood gas recovery, and also remove some blood stasis after delivery, so as to promote the puerperal women to spend the puerperal period healthier.
4. Precautions for eating saffron
1. Crocus sativus has little toxicity, so it can't be eaten in large quantities. Just soak in water and drink 3~6 tablets each time.
2. Crocus sativus has a strong effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, so pregnant women or other people should not have major surgery, so as to avoid the decrease of coagulation function, increase the difficulty of operation and possibly lead to abortion.
Saffron contains hormones and is not suitable for children to eat, so as to avoid precocity.
5, the efficacy of saffron
Saffron is a well-known "Tibetan medicine" at home and abroad. Its medicinal effects are peculiar, especially for promoting blood circulation and nourishing blood. According to Compendium of Materia Medica, crocus sativus can "promote blood circulation, control depression and treat fright". Crocus sativus has the functions of dredging meridian passage, removing blood stasis, removing blood stasis and swelling, cooling blood and detoxicating, relieving depression and calming the nerves. Taking it for a long time can make people feel happy and improve human immunity in an all-round way. Modern pharmacological research has proved that it is effective in improving myocardial blood supply and oxygen supply. Crocus sativus contains many glycosides, which can obviously increase the blood flow of coronary artery.