Choice.
Good saffron is fresh, beautiful in color and has a pungent aroma; his hairs are slightly white, but not very white, and he himself is full, not spoiled, “quickly coloring, not sticky and not crumbling.
Nature.
Hot in the second degree, dry in the first.
Actions and properties.
Saffron binds, dissolves and promotes ripening due to its astringent and adhesive properties; The warmth of saffron is moderate. It opens blockages.
Galen says: “The warmth of saffron is stronger than its astringent property; saffron oil warms”; and the Khuzistani says that saffron does not excite any juice and preserves them in equal quantities. It corrects putrefaction and strengthens the insides.
Cosmetics.
Drinking saffron improves your complexion.
Tumors and acne.
Saffron resolves tumors and is used to treat erysipelas.
Organs of the head.
Saffron causes headaches and is harmful to the head; they drink it with maybukhtaj for a hangover; it lulls and dulls the senses, and when given to drink in wine, it intoxicates you to the point of losing your mind. Saffron helps with hot tumors in the ear.
Organs of the eye.
Saffron clears vision, prevents catarrh of the eye and helps with blurred vision. They are used to lubricate the eyes when blueness appears after an illness.
Respiratory and chest organs.
Saffron strengthens the heart and invigorates; It is given to sniff to euthanize patients with pleurisy and shusa; saffron oil in particular helps with this. Saffron makes breathing easier and strengthens the respiratory system.
Nutritional organs.
Saffron causes nausea and reduces appetite because it counteracts the acid in the stomach that creates appetite. However, it strengthens the stomach and liver with its warmth and its inherent tannic and astringent properties. Some doctors say that saffron is good for the spleen.
Eruption organs.
Saffron stimulates lust, drives urine, helps against hardening and compression of the uterus and against malignant ulcers in the uterus; however, it should be consumed with wax or with double the amount of olive oil compared to saffron.
One doctor said that he gave saffron to drink during prolonged labor, and the woman immediately gave birth.
Poisons.
They say that three bowls of saffron kill and cheer the heart.
Substitutes.
It is replaced with bush in an amount equal to it by weight, spikenard in the amount of a quarter by weight and Ceylon cinnamon peels in an amount of a sixth by weight.