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Saffron, From the Birth to
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Producing quality saffron calls for careful
planting, keeping harvesting and processing.
At the planting stage the most important points are
follows : Location of farm, quality of the soil,
climate, kind of bulb and the care taken in
planting.
Ate the keeping stage saffron farms should be
irrigated in a way that the plants don`t flower all
at once so that farms workers have enough time to
work with care.
The harvest begins at the dawn of first days of
autumn so that the cool weather and half-blossomed
flowers guarantee the high quality of the corp.
After the harvest, it is time to separate the red
filaments of saffron which is called stigmas.
Workers in charge of separation as well as the ones
who harvest must work with sterile hands to prevent
contaminating the crop and the growth of micro-organisms.The
care taken at this stage has a great impact on the
quality of the crop.The last stage of producing
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processing stage that has a great
part in obtaining
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high quality saffron. At this stage,
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loses its water and gets dry
obtaining a unique scent.
Finally, the crop is ready to be
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The Alchemy of Nature : |
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From picking and processing more than 75000 saffron
flowers, about 500 grams of ready-to use saffron
will be gathered. This corp which is known as the
most luxurious and expensive spice in the world, has
a pleasant taste and scent along with medical and
strengthening effects. Saffron was used to treat
more than 90 diseases in traditional practice of
medicine. Its numerous benefits persuaded many
pharmaceutical laboratories in the world to use its
essence in order to make new drugs as substitutes
for chemical drugs and colors.
In relation to saffron`s medical effects the
following can be pointed out:
Exhilarating and anti – depression, tranquilizer,
anti-spam, appetizer, a remedy for restlessness,
insomnia and asthma, strengthening for stomach,
sexual stimulant, beneficial liver, spleen, kidneys
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injuries.
According to the latest scientific studies 3 grams
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The Wide-Spread
Scent throughout
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The Silk Road :
Historical documents
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that Iranian
discovered the
pharmaceutical
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effects of saffron in 10 B.C
and used it as a medical
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herb to cure various
diseases. Historians know khorasan
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and Esfahan as
the
origin of saffron
in Iran and have mentioned that Iranian saffron
was considered as a previous gift to the lings
of other countries , due to its unique flavor
color and scent, and so Iranian saffron ‘s
reputation , as well as its scent was spread
widely in Asia , and Mediterranean area and
become one of the most precious commercial goods
through the silk road , only second to silk, and
it was called the red Persian gold Iranian
saffron was so popular that palaces of emperors
and kings from Greece to China were full of its
scent.
Moreover , the Buddhists monk dyed their robes
with this present of Iran.
in this way saffron got to be very popular all
over the Silk Road countries, anti gradually
found its way from the upper class to the lower
classes of the society
The red Persian gold gave a unique scent to the
Herbalists and spice sealers from east to west.
Saffron , unlike any other herb in the world is
valued anti measured precious jewels
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The Myth of Saffron : |
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Jarnshid the mythical Iranian king of kianian
dynasty, discovered saffron and its medicinal uses
and effects and introduced it to Iranians.
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This flower was offered to gods afterwards as a sign
of gratitude for prosperity and good health, and the
dyed the lovers and women’s costly garments with it.
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