Saffron is an alias of saffron, so there is no difference between the two, it is the same kind of flower. Saffron has the efficacy of activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis, cooling the blood and detoxifying the toxin, and relieving depression and tranquilizing the mind.
Saffron is sweet in flavor and flat in nature. It belongs to the heart and liver meridians. Clinically, it is used in treating menstrual obstruction in the abdomen, postpartum stasis and obstruction of blood circulation, warm-heat poisonous spots (warm-heat poisonous evils invade the human body and cause spots and plaques on the skin), depression and congestion, palpitation and frenzy.
Saffron is used for measles with heat and blood depletion, the measles are not fast or the rash is too dense, and the color of the rash is dark and not fresh, often paired with Zi Cao, red peony, etc.; the treatment of chest and diaphragm fullness caused by anxiety and depression, panic and trance, the drug is used alone in the soup, or with yujin.
It should be noted that, because saffron blood activation strength is large, pregnant women should not take. If you need to take this medicine, you should be under the guidance of a doctor.