Crocus sativus

Kingdom: Plantae
Family: Iridaceae
Group: Angiosperms
Common name: Saffron Flower
Synonymous names: Crocus sativus, Cortus sativum
System of medicine: Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Siddha, Sowa Rigpa, Unani
IMPPAT Plant identifier: IMPPAT3_PLTID000866

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Plant - Therapeutic use associations

Therapeutic uses reported for Crocus sativus


Indian medicinal plantPlant partTherapeutic useAssociated Ayurvedic term(s) for therapeutic use (in IAST)IMPPAT Therapeutic use identifierMapping to other databasesReferences
Crocus sativusamenorrheaanārtava, naṣārtava, naṣṭa puṣpa, naṣṭārtavaIMPPAT3_TPUID000066D000568, C0002453, DOID:13938, GA20.0ISBN:9788172360481
Crocus sativusanalgesicsIMPPAT3_TPUID000073D000700, C0002771, XM4KS4ISBN:9788173717031
Crocus sativusanti-infective agents, localIMPPAT3_TPUID000100D000891, C0003205, XM4VG4ISBN:9770972795006
Crocus sativusantiemeticsIMPPAT3_TPUID000111D000932, C0003297ISBN:9788172360481
Crocus sativusantifungal agentsIMPPAT3_TPUID000113D000935, C0718566, XM7S10ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
Crocus sativusantineoplastic agentsIMPPAT3_TPUID000121D000970, C0003392ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
Crocus sativusantioxidantsIMPPAT3_TPUID000122D000975, C0003402ISBN:9770972795006
Crocus sativusantispasmodicsIMPPAT3_TPUID000131D010276, C0037766, XM3A77ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717031
Crocus sativusaphrodisiacsvājīkaraṇārtha, vṛṣyaśaktiIMPPAT3_TPUID000145D001046, C0003567ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788173717031
Crocus sativusappetite stimulantsagnidīpana, arocakaIMPPAT3_TPUID000152D019167, C0376447ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717031
Crocus sativusascitesjalodara, udakodaraIMPPAT3_TPUID000166D001201, C0003962, ME04ISBN:9780387706375
Crocus sativusasthmaasthamā, tamaka śvāsa, tamakaśvāsaIMPPAT3_TPUID000170D001249, C0004096, DOID:2841, CA23ISBN:9770972795006
Crocus sativusatherosclerosisIMPPAT3_TPUID000173D050197, C0004153, DOID:1936, BD40.ZISBN:9780387706375
Crocus sativusbronchitisIMPPAT3_TPUID000229D001991, C0006277, DOID:6132, CA20ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788173717031
Crocus sativusdepressive disorderIMPPAT3_TPUID000406D003866, C0011581, 6A7ZISBN:9788173717031
Crocus sativusdiureticsmūtravirecanārthaIMPPAT3_TPUID000484D004232, C0012798, XM11B1ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717031
Crocus sativusdysmenorrheaasṛgdara rujā, kṛcchrārtava, rajo śūlaIMPPAT3_TPUID000497D004412, C0013390, GA34.3ISBN:9788172360481
Crocus sativusepilepsyapasmāra, apaśmāraIMPPAT3_TPUID000537D004827, C0014544, DOID:1826, 8A6ZISBN:9788173717031
Crocus sativusfevercāturthikajvara, ivara, jirṇajvara, jvara, jvaropadrava, jīrṇa jvara, jīrṇajvara, prasūtījvara, purāṇajvara, sarva jvara, sarvajvara, sūtikā jvara, sūtikājvara, vātaja jvara, vātajvara, śūtajvaraIMPPAT3_TPUID000577D005334, C0015967, MG26ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717031
Crocus sativusflatulenceIMPPAT3_TPUID000610D005414, C0016204, ME08ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
Crocus sativusgalactogoguesIMPPAT3_TPUID000624D056669, C2717873ISBN:9788173717031
Crocus sativusgastrointestinal diseasesamlapittaIMPPAT3_TPUID000637D005767, C0017178, DOID:77, DE2ZISBN:9788172360481
Crocus sativusheadachesirahsula, sirahśūla, siraśūla, siraḥśūla, śirah śūla, śirahśula, śirahśūla, śiraḥ śūla, śiraḥ śūla, śiraḥśūla, śirorujā, śriah śūlaIMPPAT3_TPUID000676D006261, C0018681, 8A81.ZISBN:9788173717031
Crocus sativushemorrhoidsarsa, arśa, arśas, arṣa, ārśa, śuṣkārśaIMPPAT3_TPUID000709D006484, C0019112, DOID:9746, DB60.ZISBN:9770972795006
Crocus sativushepatomegalyyakṛtodaraIMPPAT3_TPUID000716D006529, C0019209, ME10.00ISBN:9788173717031
Crocus sativushypnotics and sedativesIMPPAT3_TPUID000765D006993, C0020592, XM3GR8ISBN:9770972795006
Crocus sativushysteriaIMPPAT3_TPUID000784D007046, C0020701ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
Crocus sativusinflammationIMPPAT3_TPUID000809D007249, C0021368ISBN:9788173717031
Crocus sativuskidney diseasesvṛkkarogaIMPPAT3_TPUID000850D007674, C0022658, DOID:557, GC2ZISBN:9788173717031
Crocus sativuslaryngeal diseasesIMPPAT3_TPUID000862D007818, C0023051, DOID:786, CA0H.ZISBN:9788173717031
Crocus sativuslaxativesmalaśodhakaIMPPAT3_TPUID000864D054368, C0282090ISBN:9788173717031
Crocus sativusleukorrheapradara, pradararoga, somaroga, svetapradara, śveta pradara, śvetapradaraIMPPAT3_TPUID000876D007973, C0023533, DOID:3766, MF3AISBN:9770972795006
Crocus sativusmeaslesromantika, romāntikaIMPPAT3_TPUID000926D008457, C0025007, DOID:8622, 1F03ISBN:9770972795006
Crocus sativusmenstruation-inducing agentsIMPPAT3_TPUID000940D008600, C0025346ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717031
Crocus sativusmuscle developmentIMPPAT3_TPUID000973D024510, C0949649ISBN:9788172360481
Crocus sativusnarcoticsIMPPAT3_TPUID001000D009294, C0027415, XM4S22ISBN:9770972795006
Crocus sativuspremature ejaculationśīghra śukra skhalanaIMPPAT3_TPUID001168D061686, C0033038, DOID:13709, HA03.0ZISBN:9788172360481
Crocus sativusrejuvenationrasayana, rasāyanaIMPPAT3_TPUID001214D012060, C0035016ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
Crocus sativusskin diseasescarma roga, kustha, kuśṭha, kušṭha, kuṣṭha, mahākuṣtḥā, mahākuṣṭha, tvagroga, tvak roga, tvaka, tvakroga, tvakvikāra, tvara, vyanga, vyaṅga, dadru, dadrukuṣṭha, kuṣṭha without vraṇa, kṣudra kuṣṭha, siddhma, sidhma, sidhmakuṣṭha jvaraIMPPAT3_TPUID001280D012871, C0037274, ME67ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717031
Crocus sativussplenic diseasespliha, plihā, plīha-roga, plīhagulma, plīharoga, plīhā, plīhā roga, plīhāroga, plīhīroga, pīhā, pīhā rogaIMPPAT3_TPUID001306D013158, C0037997, DOID:2529, 3B8ZISBN:9788173717031
Crocus sativussweating/diaphoreticIMPPAT3_TPUID001351D013546, C0038990, VV70ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
Crocus sativustonicsIMPPAT3_TPUID001399C3543842ISBN:9770972795006
Crocus sativusuterine contractionIMPPAT3_TPUID001467D014590, C0042130, GA16.YISBN:9788172360481
Crocus sativuswhooping coughIMPPAT3_TPUID001533D014917, C0043167, XE6LTISBN:9780387706375
Crocus sativusflowerabortifacient agentsIMPPAT3_TPUID000026D000019, C0000782, JA00.1ISBN:9770972795006
Crocus sativusfloweramenorrheaanārtava, naṣārtava, naṣṭa puṣpa, naṣṭārtavaIMPPAT3_TPUID000066D000568, C0002453, DOID:13938, GA20.0ISBN:9788171360536
Crocus sativusfloweranalgesicsIMPPAT3_TPUID000073D000700, C0002771, XM4KS4ISBN:9770972795006
Crocus sativusfloweranemiapāḍu, pāṇḍu, pāṇḍu roga, pāṇḍuroga, pāṇḍū, pāṇṭuIMPPAT3_TPUID000078D000740, C0002871, DOID:2355, 3A9ZISBN:9788171360536
Crocus sativusfloweranti-infective agents, localIMPPAT3_TPUID000100D000891, C0003205, XM4VG4The Unani Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-6
Crocus sativusfloweranti-inflammatory agentsoedema and kāsa, sopha, áotha, śopha, śophaghna, śopharoga, śotha, śvayathuIMPPAT3_TPUID000101D000893, C0003209, XM4KS4The Unani Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-6
Crocus sativusflowerantimutagenic agentsIMPPAT3_TPUID000119D016587, C0085168ISBN:9788172362133
Crocus sativusflowerantineoplastic agentsIMPPAT3_TPUID000121D000970, C0003392ISBN:9788172362133, ISBN:9789327275590
Crocus sativusflowerantirheumatic agentsIMPPAT3_TPUID000130D018501, C0003191, XM95N2ISBN:9788171360536
Crocus sativusflowerantispasmodicsIMPPAT3_TPUID000131D010276, C0037766, XM3A77ISBN:9770972795006
Crocus sativusflowerappetite stimulantsagnidīpana, arocakaIMPPAT3_TPUID000152D019167, C0376447ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
Crocus sativusflowerasthenopiaIMPPAT3_TPUID000169D001248, C0004095, 9D50The Unani Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-6
Crocus sativusflowerasthmaasthamā, tamaka śvāsa, tamakaśvāsaIMPPAT3_TPUID000170D001249, C0004096, DOID:2841, CA23ISBN:9770972795006
Crocus sativusflowerbronchitisIMPPAT3_TPUID000229D001991, C0006277, DOID:6132, CA20ISBN:9788171360536
Crocus sativusflowercardiotonic agentsIMPPAT3_TPUID000266D002316, C0007209, XM91S1The Unani Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-6
Crocus sativusflowercolickṛmi-śulaIMPPAT3_TPUID000325D003085, C0232488, MD81.4ISBN:9788171360536
Crocus sativusflowercommon coldIMPPAT3_TPUID000330D003139, C0009443, DOID:10459, CA00ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172361266, The Unani Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-6
Crocus sativusflowerconstipationbaddhapurīṣa, gaḍhaviṭkatā, malabandha, udavarta, udāvarta, udāvarta., udāvartta, varcovibandha, vibandha, vibhandha, viḍvibandha, viṭsaṅga, vāta-udāvartaIMPPAT3_TPUID000350D003248, C0009806, DOID:2089, ME05.0ISBN:9788190115155
Crocus sativusflowercoughjīrṇakāsa, kasanaroga, kaśa, kāsaIMPPAT3_TPUID000367D003371, C0010200, MD12ISBN:9770972795006
Crocus sativusflowercystitisbastiśotha, mūtraśotha, mūtrāśayaśothaIMPPAT3_TPUID000380D003556, C0010692, DOID:1679, GC00ISBN:9788190115155
Crocus sativusflowerdepressive disorderIMPPAT3_TPUID000406D003866, C0011581, 6A7ZISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172361266
Crocus sativusflowerdisorder of headsiroroga, śiroroga, śirōrōgaIMPPAT3_TPUID000460C1290856ISBN:9788190115155
Crocus sativusflowerdysmenorrheaasṛgdara rujā, kṛcchrārtava, rajo śūlaIMPPAT3_TPUID000497D004412, C0013390, GA34.3ISBN:9788171360536
Crocus sativusflowerencephalitisIMPPAT3_TPUID000525D004660, C0014038, DOID:9588, 1D00.ZISBN:9770972795006
Crocus sativusflowerepilepsyapasmāra, apaśmāraIMPPAT3_TPUID000537D004827, C0014544, DOID:1826, 8A6ZISBN:9788171360536
Crocus sativusflowereye diseasesaksīroga, akṣi roga, akṣiroga, cakṣusrāva, netra roga, netraroga, netravikāraIMPPAT3_TPUID000561D005128, C0015397, DOID:5614, 9E1ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9789327275590
Crocus sativusflowerfevercāturthikajvara, ivara, jirṇajvara, jvara, jvaropadrava, jīrṇa jvara, jīrṇajvara, prasūtījvara, purāṇajvara, sarva jvara, sarvajvara, sūtikā jvara, sūtikājvara, vātaja jvara, vātajvara, śūtajvaraIMPPAT3_TPUID000577D005334, C0015967, MG26ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
Crocus sativusflowerfrecklesIMPPAT3_TPUID000618D008548, C0016689, ED61.0ISBN:9770972795006
Crocus sativusflowerheadachesirahsula, sirahśūla, siraśūla, siraḥśūla, śirah śūla, śirahśula, śirahśūla, śiraḥ śūla, śiraḥ śūla, śiraḥśūla, śirorujā, śriah śūlaIMPPAT3_TPUID000676D006261, C0018681, 8A81.ZISBN:9788171360536
Crocus sativusflowerheart diseaseshṛda roga, hṛdaya roga, hṛdayaroga, hṛdraoga, hṛdroga, hṛdroga.IMPPAT3_TPUID000683D006331, C0018799, DOID:114, BC4ZThe Unani Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-6
Crocus sativusflowerhemicraniaardhavabhedaka, ardhāvabhedaka, ardhāvabhāvabhedaka, vāta ardhvābhedakaIMPPAT3_TPUID000697D006261, C0877781ISBN:9770972795006
Crocus sativusflowerhepatomegalyyakṛtodaraIMPPAT3_TPUID000716D006529, C0019209, ME10.00ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172361266
Crocus sativusflowerhypnotics and sedativesIMPPAT3_TPUID000765D006993, C0020592, XM3GR8ISBN:9770972795006
Crocus sativusflowerintestinal diseasesIMPPAT3_TPUID000833D007410, C0021831, DOID:5295, DE2ZISBN:9770972795006
Crocus sativusflowerleukorrheapradara, pradararoga, somaroga, svetapradara, śveta pradara, śvetapradaraIMPPAT3_TPUID000876D007973, C0023533, DOID:3766, MF3AISBN:9788171360536
Crocus sativusflowermenstruation-inducing agentsIMPPAT3_TPUID000940D008600, C0025346ISBN:9770972795006
Crocus sativusflowermigraine disordersIMPPAT3_TPUID000949D008881, C0149931, DOID:6364, 8A80.ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375
Crocus sativusflowermuscular dystrophiesIMPPAT3_TPUID000982D009136, C0026850, DOID:9884, 8C70ISBN:9789327275590
Crocus sativusflowerneoplasmsarbudaIMPPAT3_TPUID001013D009369, C0027651, DOID:162, 2E2ZISBN:9788172362133
Crocus sativusflowerneuralgiabhrū-śaṅkha-karṇaśūla, nādiśula, nāḍiśūlaIMPPAT3_TPUID001018D009437, C0027796, MG30.5ZISBN:9788171360536
Crocus sativusflowerpharyngitisgala roga, galaroga, kanharoga, kanṭha roga, kanṭharoga, kaṇha roga, kaṇtharoga., kaṇṭha roga, kaṇṭharogaIMPPAT3_TPUID001127D010612, C0031350, DOID:2275, CA02.ZISBN:9770972795006
Crocus sativusflowerpremenstrual syndromeIMPPAT3_TPUID001169D011293, C0033046, GA34.40ISBN:9789327275590
Crocus sativusflowerrejuvenationrasayana, rasāyanaIMPPAT3_TPUID001214D012060, C0035016ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
Crocus sativusflowerscorpion stingsvrscika damśa, vṛścika daṁśaIMPPAT3_TPUID001253D065008, C0238417, PA78&XE2EPISBN:9770972795006
Crocus sativusflowersinusitispratisyaya, pratisyāya, pratiśyāya, prātiśyāyaIMPPAT3_TPUID001275D012852, C0037199, DOID:0050127, CA0A.ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375
Crocus sativusflowerskin diseasescarma roga, kustha, kuśṭha, kušṭha, kuṣṭha, mahākuṣtḥā, mahākuṣṭha, tvagroga, tvak roga, tvaka, tvakroga, tvakvikāra, tvara, vyanga, vyaṅga, dadru, dadrukuṣṭha, kuṣṭha without vraṇa, kṣudra kuṣṭha, siddhma, sidhma, sidhmakuṣṭha jvaraIMPPAT3_TPUID001280D012871, C0037274, ME67ISBN:9788190115155, ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536
Crocus sativusflowersnake bitessarpadamśa, sarpadaṁśa, sarpdanśaIMPPAT3_TPUID001296D012909, C0037379, PA75&XE9H6ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
Crocus sativusflowerstress, physiologicalIMPPAT3_TPUID001332D013312, C0449430, 6E40.4ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362133
Crocus sativusflowersunshine induced cephalalgiasuryāvarta, sūryāvartaIMPPAT3_TPUID001342ISBN:9788190115155
Crocus sativusflowerulcerdusta vrana, duṣṭa vraṇa, kṣata, vrana, vra¸a, vraṇa, vraṇa vikāra, vraṇa vikṇra, vātapittakapha vraṇaIMPPAT3_TPUID001426D014456, C0041582ISBN:9788190115155
Crocus sativusflowerurinary retentionmutraghāta, mūtra vibandha, mūtraghāta, mūtrāghāta, mūtrāvarodhaIMPPAT3_TPUID001450D016055, C0080274, MF50.3ISBN:9788190115155
Crocus sativusflowerurination disordersmūtra dāha, mūtradāha, sikatāmehaIMPPAT3_TPUID001453D014555, C0042035, GB0YISBN:9770972795006
Crocus sativusflowerurologic diseasesIMPPAT3_TPUID001458D014570, C0042075ISBN:9780387706375
Crocus sativusflowervision disordersadṛṣṭi, dṛṣṭi roga, mandadṛṣṭiIMPPAT3_TPUID001495D014786, C0042790, 9E1ZISBN:9788190115155
Crocus sativusflowervomitingchardi, chrdi, vamiIMPPAT3_TPUID001515D014839, C0042963, MD90.1ISBN:9770972795006
Crocus sativusflowerwounds and injuries/traumapūyasrāva, vraṇa kṛmi, abhighātaIMPPAT3_TPUID001540D014947, C0043251, ND56ISBN:9770972795006
Crocus sativusfruitpoliomyelitisIMPPAT3_TPUID001146D011051, C0032371, DOID:4953, 1C81ISBN:9770972795006
Crocus sativusplant cells/cultureantioxidantsIMPPAT3_TPUID000122D000975, C0003402ISBN:9788172362133
Crocus sativustuberfevercāturthikajvara, ivara, jirṇajvara, jvara, jvaropadrava, jīrṇa jvara, jīrṇajvara, prasūtījvara, purāṇajvara, sarva jvara, sarvajvara, sūtikā jvara, sūtikājvara, vātaja jvara, vātajvara, śūtajvaraIMPPAT3_TPUID000577D005334, C0015967, MG26ISBN:9770972795006