Itβs composed of delicate threads poking out of the saffron crocus flower The spice saffron was compared to donepezil (aricept), a leading drug treatment for slowing the progression of alzheimer's disease cognitive impairment. Each flower produces only a few threads
What Is Saffron?
To make a single pound of spice, you need 50,000 flowersβenough flowers to fill a football fieldβso one daily pinch of saffron could cost up to a dollar a day
A double blind, randomized trial
Within just one week, a significant drop in depression symptoms that got better and better throughout the six weeks. Whatβs the latest on treating memory disorders with the spice saffron As i discuss in my video saffron versus memantine (namenda) for alzheimerβs, βsaffron has been widely used in the persian traditional medicine for memory problems,β but it wasnβt put to the test until a study showed. The spice saffron has traditionally been considered an aphrodisiac
Why not just use pills, like viagra? Saffron is another spice found to be effective for treating a major cause of suffering (depression, in this case) with a side effect of decreased appetite Remember saffron from my videos saffron for the treatment of alzheimerβs and saffron versus aricept? The spice saffron appears to improve both the emotional and physical symptoms of premenstrual syndrome.