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History of saffron The origin of saffron remains mysterious. This little blue flower, Crocus sativus L., is a cultivar that is to say it does not produce seeds and only reproduces by division of bulbs.The renewal is very slow because the bulb is about two years to produce three to four bulblets mature enough to be divided. The same bulb is exhausted after five to six years. It is thus ten to twelve years to secure a gram of dried saffron bulb from a single initial. All rudders of the world share the same genetic heritage and are probably derived from a single bulb. One can easily imagine the number of years required to obtain a saffron of good size from a few bulbs, as was practiced in the Middle Ages, and why saffron is a commodity so dear object of all contraband. From the fifteenth to seventeenth century, saffron, ranked among the major production, forced the highest authorities to intervene to legislate culture, trade and taxation.Fraudsters were burned alive with their adulterated saffron ... The most recent studies show that plants spread over the planet for over three thousand years, in latitudes ranging from Saffron Walden, England, near Mashhad in the north East of Iran, have comparable genes. They could well have a common origin of the Cyclades island. They quickly in any case were introduced to Persia, as evidenced by the root word, za'faran, yellow Arabic. The uses of saffron The history of saffron it combines several virtues: medical, culinary, spiritual and magical ... Among the various magical attributes are: happiness, love, sensuality, life, lust, psychic powers, strength ... In the kitchen The first mention of the use of saffron in Persian cooking is: "The king's cook had seasoned Zohac the back of a calf with old wine, saffron and rose water." This writing dates back five thousand years!Saffron is slow to develop its flavor and color, but thorough cooking makes it lose its flavor and vitamins. The best solution is to prepare the night before dilution cold, in darkness, to be added after cooking in the dishes. In cosmetics Kohl, powder make-up of black eyes of oriental women, was obtained by grinding and antimony (metallic mineral extracted from the rock mountain of Arabia) which was added saffron, cloves or rosewood. In addition to preventing eye infections, kohl protected from wind and sand. Cleopatra used perfumed oils to seduce her lovers. The first real toilet water, the Kyphi, was composed of oak resin, fragrant rushes, nutsedge, saffron, cinnamon, raisins, wine, myrrh and honey. Similarly, saffron is used in traditional makeup:the red dot that Hindu women wear on the forehead, makeup Berbers whose women adorn themselves in the comfort of their festivals. Saffron is used in a paste that covers the hair and draw lines on the face, the contour of the forehead, cheeks and chin as well as some reasons for the evil eye. BENEFITS AND MEDICINAL PROPERTIES OF SAFFRON Antidepressant *: In Persian medicine, saffron is used against mild to moderate depression. * Aphrodisiac: releases energy, joy and desire. * Heal the liver attenuates the effects of wine, stimulates digestion. * Antispasmodic: analgesic and anti-inflammatory. * Quiet eye pain and insomnia. * Treats disorders of the uterus, the symptom Menstrual pain, circulatory problems .... * Relieves pain of teething children, rubbing the gums with saffron.Thus, in the East, it is customary to massage the gums of babies with a gold ring coated with honey and SAFRAN naturally antiseptic lotion. spring flowers.sarl is a leader in this field. may have fournire saffron in bulk and packaged with a guarantee of 100% virgin calitté bio contact us. you will be satisfied or your money back.