Can you soak saffron in boiling water?

Saffron can be taken orally in boiling water, this kind of Chinese medicine in addition to the decoction into the soup, water soaked orally is one of the most commonly used method of taking. Saffron belongs to a kind of flower petals, the texture is relatively soft, so it is particularly suitable for drinking with water. Saffron’s main ingredient, saffron glycosides, is stable in nature and is not affected by temperature, but it is best to soak it in boiling water when taking it clinically, so as to make its active ingredients fully released, thus giving full play to the maximum therapeutic effect of the drug. Saffron is relatively powerful and expensive, has the effect of activating blood stasis, cooling the blood and detoxifying the toxin, and is more suitable for the evidence of blood stasis.