The Journal of Phytopharmacology, 2017;6(6):356-358 DOI:10.31254/phyto.2017.6610
Cultivation, distribution, taxonomy, chemical composition and medical importance of Crocus sativus
Refaz Ahmad Dar1 , Mohd Shahnawaz2 , Sumera Banoo Malik3 , Manisha K. Sangale4 , Avinash B. Ade4 , Parvaiz Hassan Qazi1
1. Division of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR), Sanatnagar, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir-190005, India
2. Division of Plant Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR), Jammu - Tawi, Jammu & Kashmir180001, India
3. Division of Cancer Pharmacology, Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR), Jammu & Kashmir-180001, India
4. Department of Botany, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra411007, India
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 16th October, 2017 / Accepted: 22nd November, 2017
Crocus sativus L. is one of the most important plant belongs to family Iridaceae. It is having various medicinal potential, and is widely being used in food industries. In Jammu and Kashmir State, its cultivation is restricted to two districts only (Pulwama and Kishtwar). In the present review an attempt was made to highlight the cultivation practices of saffron, to discuss its distribution around the globe, to specify its taxonomic status, to enlist its chemical constituents, and to discuss its various beneficial usages.
Saffron, Cultivation, Iran, Pulwama, Kishtwar, Crocus sativus.
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Dar RA, Shahnawaz M, Malik SB, Sangale MK, Ade AB, Qazi PH. Cultivation, distribution, taxonomy, chemical composition and medical importance of Crocus sativus. J Phytopharmacol 2017;6(6):256-358.
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