Crocus sativus L. (scientific name: Crocus sativus L., English name: Saffron) is a perennial bulbous herb of Crocus in Iris, also known as crocus and crocus sativus. Crocus sativus is a valuable medicinal material, a valuable edible spice, a valuable raw material for beauty cosmetics and dyes, and a valuable ornamental flower. First, the efficacy and role of saffron saffron has a wide range of uses. It is an essential edible spice in Spanish, French and other European countries, and an extremely precious medicinal material in China. Crocus sativus has a wide range of medicinal uses, and has the effects of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, cooling blood, detoxicating, relieving depression, calming nerves and beauty beauty. It is mainly used for treating gynecological diseases such as irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, postpartum abdominal pain due to blood stasis, infertility, etc. It has remarkable effects on treating cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, regulating liver and kidney functions, regulating three highs and resisting cancer. 1, medicinal efficacy and function of saffron According to Iranian medical ancient books, saffron can treat headache and toothache, and has diuretic, refreshing, beauty, aphrodisiac, detoxification, blood pressure lowering and blood circulation promoting effects. Indians use saffron to treat fever, depression, arthritis, weakness and infertility. China Yuan Dynasty's "Eating" records that saffron is sweet, flat and non-toxic. The main heart suppresses depression, and long-term eating makes people happy. Ming Dynasty's Compendium of Materia Medica records that saffron is depressed, boring, appetizing, nourishing the body for a long time and pleasing the color. Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica in the Ming Dynasty records that crocus: passion flower, which comes from the land of returning to the west and the kingdom of Arabia, has red and blue flowers. In the Yuan Dynasty, it was used as food. According to Zhang Hua's natural history, the red and blue flowers in Zhang Qian are planted in the western regions, so this is a kind, or the local atmosphere is slightly different. It smells sweet and non-toxic. Indications: stagnation of heart-qi, qi stagnation and blood circulation. Long service makes people happy. Treat fear. Modern pharmacological studies have found that crocus sativus can reduce the formation of atherosclerotic plaques, lower cholesterol and promote fat metabolism, thus achieving the effect of reducing blood lipids; Saffron can inhibit oxygen free radicals, thus achieving antioxidant effect; Saffron also has the functions of exciting uterus, promoting blood circulation to stop bleeding, resisting nephritis and promoting retinal artery blood flow. In recent years, saffron has been widely used to treat coronary heart disease, angina pectoris and thromboangiitis obliterans, and has a good regulatory effect on hypertension, hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia. Modern pharmacological studies have found that crocus sativus can effectively prevent and treat cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and has good anticancer activity. Saffron has been approved by the Ministry of Health of China and the Food and Drug Administration of the United States with the functions of enhancing immunity, lowering blood pressure, lowering blood fat, relieving physical fatigue, improving hypoxia tolerance, removing acne and relaxing bowels. 2, saffron beauty efficacy and role Saffron has the functions of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, dredging collaterals, cooling blood and detoxicating, diminishing inflammation and relieving pain, improving human immunity, detoxifying and caring skin, promoting sleep and improving energy, especially for women, it has a good effect of nourishing blood and promoting blood circulation. According to legend, Wu Zetian often used saffron as tea to achieve the effect of beautifying the skin. In addition, because saffron can lower cholesterol and promote fat metabolism, taking saffron regularly can also play a role in losing weight. Second, the usage of saffron 1, saffron tea Saffron tea brewing method: take 5 to 10 saffron filaments and soak them in boiling water for drinking. Taboos for the use of saffron: pregnant women, menstrual period and bleeding patients should use it with caution! 2, saffron wine saffron single medicinal wine: 3 ~ 4 grams of saffron, white wine 1 kg (500 ml), soaked for a week, 20 ~ 30 ml per day. Saffron blood tonic wine: 500g of Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, 250g of Radix Angelicae Sinensis, 25g of Stigma Croci, 250g of Fructus Lycii, 25g of Fructus Citri Sarcodactylis, 250g of longan pulp, 250g of pine nuts, 500g of Poria100g, 500g of dried tangerine peel and 5kg (5000ml) of Yuquan liquor. Drink it after soaking for one month, twice a day, 50ml each time. It has effects in invigorating kidney, promoting sperm production, invigorating spleen, invigorating qi, nourishing blood and activating collaterals, and can be used for treating kidney deficiency and blood deficiency, dizziness, lumbago, anorexia, insomnia, and irregular menstruation of women. Please follow the doctor's advice on the actual dosage of saffron wine, and use it with caution for pregnant women, menstrual period and bleeding patients! 3, saffron porridge practice 1: rice100g, saffron 10 ~ 20, add appropriate amount of water, and cook porridge once a day. It is suitable for traumatic pain, chronic hepatitis, coronary heart disease, angina pectoris and apoplexy sequelae caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis. Method 2: Soak 10 ~ 20 pieces of saffron in boiling water, boil 100g of rice, then add saffron water, and cook porridge to serve. 4, saffron mask saffron whitening mask: saffron 1 g, angelica dahurica 10 g, peach blossom 10 g, ground into powder, mixed with honey. Saffron red wine mask: saffron 1g is ground into powder, appropriate amount of pearl powder, one spoonful of honey, and mixed with red wine. The saffron mask has the functions of whitening skin, increasing skin luster and elasticity, anti-wrinkle, freckle removal, anti-oxidation and anti-aging. Iii. Identification of the authenticity of saffron 1, water inspection method Take 2 ~ 3 sample filaments and put them in a small amount of water to observe the color change of the water. If it is golden yellow, it is genuine; if it is red, it is fake. 2. Wipe a sample silk, dip it in water, and then wipe it hard on white paper. If there are gold marks on the white paper, it is genuine. If the white paper shows red marks, it is counterfeit.