Uterine fibroids belongs to the categories of “Below the belt”, “Disintegration and leakage (excessive menstrual flow or dripping)”, “Mass in the abdomen (lumps in women’s lower abdomen)”, etc. in Chinese medicine, and saffron, i.e., saffron, has the function of activating blood stasis and removing blood stasis. Saffron has the function of activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and can be used for uterine fibroids with the manifestation of blood stasis. Therefore, patients with uterine fibroids who have blood stasis or indications for saffron can drink soups made of saffron.
Saffron medicinal source for the iris plant saffron dry stigma, its nature is flat, efficacy includes blood stasis, cool blood detoxification, antidepressant and tranquilizing, can be used for menstrual closure, postpartum stagnation, temperature and toxicity spot (warm and hot toxicity invasion of the human body leading to skin spots, plaques), melancholy and depression plagued with palpitations and madness of the treatment of the disease.
Therefore, if patients with uterine fibroids have manifestations of blood stasis, or if patients with uterine fibroids have the above indications for saffron, they can usually take soups made of saffron. However, pregnant women should use saffron with caution. In order to be safe, Chinese herbal medicines should be used under the guidance of doctors, and it is not advisable to use Chinese herbal medicines blindly by oneself, or blindly consume teas made of Chinese herbal medicines.