Saffron The Age-Old Panacea in a New Light
Coordonnateurs : Sarwat Maryam, Sumaiya Sajida
Saffron: The Age-Old Panacea in a New Light is the first book to detail the functions and effect of saffron in medicinal situations. This book explores the medicinal aspects of saffron and the effect saffron imparts on various diseases of the central nervous system, cardiovascular system, digestive system, locomotor system, urogenital system, eye, skin, and immune system, along with their mechanism of action. This perpetual bulb found mainly in Asia and Europe, Iran, India and Mediterranean countries has been shown to reduce seizures, delay convulsions, and as a neuroprotective agent against cerebral ischemia, brain damage, and Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
In addition, it also reduces depression, hypnosis and anxiety and enhances learning and memory skills.
1. Central nervous system 2. Cardiovascular system 3. Digestive system 4. Locomotor system 5. Uro-genital system 6. Eye 7. Skin 8. Immunity System
Researchers and students in the fields of pharmaceutical science, pharmacy and pharmacognosy. Those in medicine, biotechnology, botany, biochemistry nutrition and chemistry may also find this book useful
Dr. Sajida Sumaya is a practitioner of Unani Medicine. She has done Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery (BUMS) from A & U Tibbiya college & Hospital, Karol Bagh, New Delhi. She has also done Diploma in Nutrition and Health Education from IGNOU, New Delhi. She has worked with six different hospitals of Govt. of India (Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital; Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital; Babu Jagjeevan Ram Hospital; Dr. N.C. Joshi Memorial Hospital; Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital and Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital). She has done one year internship at A&U Tibbiya college and hospital, Karol Bagh, New Delhi and a House job as a House surgeon at the same Hospital.
- Outlines the history of the medicinal use of saffron
- Provides details on the mechanism of action of saffron
- Explores the effect of saffron on specific aspects of the body
Date de parution : 01-2020
Ouvrage de 294 p.
19x23.3 cm