Speaking of saffron, everyone should be familiar with it. Blindness is an expensive drug. Now people pay more and more attention to health care, so they will buy all kinds of precious Chinese herbal medicines, and saffron is one of them. But do you think saffron is made in Tibet? But this is not the case.

The scientific name of crocus sativus belongs to the genus Iris. Many plants whose names begin with the word "fan" are not from China, and so are crocuses. Saffron originated in Spain, Greece and other western countries. It was first introduced into China and Tibet, and then slowly entered the mainland, so people called it saffron. Now, after introduction, crocus has been planted in Beijing, Hebei, Zhejiang and other regions.

The medicinal part of saffron is the stigma of its flower, so the yield is very low, which is also a major reason for its high price. Since it is expensive, we should make full use of it to achieve the effect of health care. Next, I will introduce the specific efficacy and function of saffron.

1. Promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis

Saffron is flat and sweet, enters the heart and liver meridians, can penetrate deep into the blood, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, and has a good relieving effect on blood stasis. And saffron is also widely used in gynecological diseases. Because many gynecological diseases are caused by blood stasis, such as dysmenorrhea, scanty menstruation or even amenorrhea, postpartum blood stasis pain, etc., people with these problems can try to soak a glass of saffron water at ordinary times to help promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. In addition to gynecological diseases, traumatic injuries or local body blood stasis and pain, saffron can also be used.

However, it should be noted that crocus sativus can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, but it can't nourish blood, so treating diseases caused by blood deficiency with crocus sativus will not actually produce obvious curative effect.

Relieve depression and nerves.

When crocus sativus enters the liver meridian, it has certain functions of soothing the liver, regulating qi and regulating liver blood, so it can relieve liver depression. At the same time, it can also soothe the nerves, so if you have emotional disorders, upset, and poor sleep quality, you can use it properly, and it is also possible to soak a cup of hot water with it.