Saffron is not saffron and belongs to two different herbs.
Saffron is the dried flower of saffron, a plant of the Asteraceae family, which has the effect of activating blood circulation and promoting menstruation, dispersing blood stasis and relieving pain. Clinically, it is used to treat menstrual cramps, dysmenorrhea, dysmenorrhea (women can’t get rid of the evil discharge after giving birth), obstruction in the abdomen (women have lumps in the lower abdomen), lumps (lumps) and chest paralysis (chest pain), heart pain and other illnesses. Saffron is pungent and warm in nature, belonging to the heart and liver meridians, and should be used with caution for pregnant women.
Saffron is the dried stigma of the iris plant saffron, which has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, dispersing depression and opening up the knot and cooling the blood to detoxify the toxin, and is mainly used in the treatment of irregular menstruation, menstrual closure, depression, lumps and measles and other illnesses. Saffron is sweet in taste and flat in nature, belonging to the heart and liver meridians, and should be taken with caution for pregnant women.
When patients need to take saffron or saffron, it is recommended to do so under the guidance of a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, and not to self-medicate to avoid adverse reactions.