There is no clear age limit for the use of saffron, and most people can use saffron except pregnant women with caution, but the drug needs to be used under the guidance of a medical professional.
Saffron is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, also known as western saffron, for the iris family plant saffron dry stigma. It is sweet in flavor and flat in nature, and belongs to the heart and liver meridians. It has the efficacy of activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis (promoting blood circulation and eliminating blood stasis in the body), cooling the blood and removing toxins (referring to the treatment of blood-heat and toxins), and relieving depression and tranquilizing the mind.
Saffron is used in treating menstrual obstruction and obstruction in the abdomen, postpartum stagnation and obstruction, warm-heat poisonous spots (warm-heat poisonous evils invading the body resulting in blotches and patches on the skin), depression and congestion, and palpitation and frenzy.
Saffron has a strong blood-activating effect, and it can also promote menstruation, so pregnant women should be cautious about using it. Saffron should be used under the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner, do not blindly self-medication, so as not to cause adverse consequences.