Saffron is the Chinese medicine crocus sativus, as a blood-activating herbal medicine, although it has the effect of relieving depression and tranquilizing the mind, but it is not generally used in the treatment of insomnia, so it is generally not recommended that patients with insomnia take crocus sativus on their own, and the detailed treatment is recommended to consult a professional doctor.
Crocus sativus is sweet and flat in nature, and belongs to the heart and liver meridians. It has the efficacy of activating blood circulation, removing blood stasis, cooling blood and detoxifying the toxin and relieving depression and tranquilizing the mind, and can be used for treating menstrual obstruction and impediment in the abdomen, postpartum stagnation and obstruction of blood circulation, warm poisonous spots (warm and hot poisonous evils invade the human body and lead to the appearance of spots and plaques on the skin), melancholic plagued with melancholy and palpitations, and frenzy. Its adverse effects are not clear, pregnant women should be cautious.
Although saffron has the effect of relieving depression and tranquilizing the mind, it is mainly used for the treatment of depression, palpitations and madness, and seldom used for the treatment of insomnia, so it is not recommended that patients with insomnia take saffron on their own, and it is recommended to consult a professional doctor for the specific treatment plan.
If you need to use saffron, it is recommended that you do so under the guidance of a professional physician. If you suffer from insomnia, please consult a doctor in time to receive standardized treatment.