Red gold or saffron, which is a national treasure in some countries, was ranked by 16 experts in terms of the most expensive materials, to come after gold directly, where the price of one gram US $ 11, has jumped the price of saffron globally in recent years for several reasons, The United States imported it from Iran, and this plant is expensive to grow physically and technically, so its price is expensive, especially the species of luxury, and for example, half a kilogram of saffron, it requires the cultivation of at least 75 thousand flowers, and drying it loses a lot of His weight, twenty-five kilos, is now over To dry almost five kilograms only, and in each flower about three of the saffron threads the most expensive types of spice in the world, and blooms saffron at night, and gather at dawn so as not to lose color in the light of the sun, saffron takes thin and thin lines of orange red and the more The color of saffron was red, it was of high quality.

Iran, Spain, India, Greece and Morocco are among the most prolific producers of saffron, but Iran remains the world's largest exporter of unalloyed saffron. The years 2006, 2007 and 2008 have witnessed a decline in saffron exports and a decline in Iran's share. Spain has gradually reduced its production of saffron in 15 years The United States is followed by the Gulf States, the largest importer, and European companies control a large part of the global trade of saffron, where they know well how to handle and fill, enabling them to control 80 to 90 percent of world trade.

What is saffron?

Saffron is a bulbous plant belonging to the genus Saffron of the Susannian family, the active part of the saffron members of the pollination called the features, and take away from the open flowers, and dried in the shade, and then on the net thin or thin on a low heat, and this material is red orange, and the smell of pungent and taste Distinctive, and kept in a timely manner so as not to lose value as a valuable material.

Saffron cultivation dates back more than 3,000 years. Experts believe that there are documents about saffron dating back to the seventh century BC. Saffron has been used in perfumery and medicine for over 3000 years, the most expensive spice in the world.

Men's Sexy Corset

In the context of the search for natural resources to increase sexual capacity in humans, two Canadian researchers suggested adding spices such as saffron and ginseng to the diet. Professor Massimo Marconi of the Department of Food Science at the University of Guelph and doctoral student John Melnik sought to audit hundreds of studies on erotic foods , In order to ascertain the allegations of her role in improving sexual abilities psychologically and physically, and found in the review published in the Journal of International Food Research that saffron, ginseng and natural yohimbin improve sexual performance in men. Melnik said in a statement that he is currently dealing with erectile dysfunction problems with drugs such as Viagra and others, but these drugs can cause headaches, muscle pain, and adversely affect the eyesight.

Medical Pharmacy

Among the benefits of saffron is that it is anti-convulsive and brings pleasure to the heart of the drink, a stimulant of nerves, has been used since ancient times in the treatment of many diseases, such as intestinal flu, and reduce gastric gases and disorders, and treatment of pertussis and colds. Saffron is also used in some modern pharmaceutical industry, such as those used to expel intestinal worms, sedative drugs for neurological and psychiatric conditions, drugs used to stimulate urinary secretions, as well as some drugs used to stimulate the heart. Saffron is believed to affect symptoms of depression by affecting the chemical sert Brain.

Saffron treats cancer

Scientists believe that the saffron has the ability to resist cancer, prolong the patient's life expectancy, and use it in a medical way with the black bean, reduces the incidence of the tumor by a certain percentage. The therapeutic materials contribute to saffron, especially heroin and peccrocerin. The chromosome has a dose-dependent inhibitory effect in the synthesis of DNA and RNA in the separated nucleus. Other references mention that the plant is useful in reducing cancers of the abdomen, bladder, breast, colon, diaphragm, ear, eye, kidney, throat, liver, mouth, neck, spleen, stomach, lobe and uterus. , Leukemia, lymphoma, and various skin tumors.