ArticleIranian journal of basic medical sciences2013
Safranal: from an aromatic natural product to a rewarding pharmacological agent.
Article in Iranian journal of basic medical sciences, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 65 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- The effects ofFrontiers in nutrition · 2022Pooled it
- Saffron Alters Microbial Amino Acid Metabolism and Neurotransmitter Production in a Defined Gut Consortium.Food science & nutrition · 2026Article
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- The Antioxidant Activity of a Prepared Cream Containing Saffron Extract and Grape Seed Extract.BioMed research international · 2026Article
- Optimized formulation of a three-component extract mixture from Moroccan Crocus sativus L. (Stigmas, leaves, and Tepals) for enhanced antioxidant activity.Bioresources and bioprocessing · 2025Article
- In Vitro Evaluation of the Protective Efficacy ofMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Antioxidative effects of phytoaromatic compounds on the cysteine of the SKCGS peptide as a critical aggregation domain of tau.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- A comprehensive literature review on the effects of saffron and its bioactive components on traumatic brain injury (TBI).Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2025Review
- Characterization of saffron from different origins by HS-GC-IMS and authenticity identification combined with deep learning.Food chemistry: X · 2024Article
- Iron oxide nanoparticles coated with Glucose and conjugated with Safranal (FeBMC chemistry · 2024Article
- Effects ofIranian journal of basic medical sciences · 2024Article
- Application of the relative molar sensitivity method using GC-FID to quantify safranal in saffron (Crocus sativus L.).Journal of natural medicines · 2023Article
- Natural compounds regulate the PI3K/Akt/GSK3β pathway in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury.Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.) · 2023Article
- Pharmacological effects of Safranal: An updated review.Iranian journal of basic medical sciences · 2023Review
- Saffron Extract Attenuates Anxiogenic Effect and Improves Cognitive Behavior in an Adult Zebrafish Model of Traumatic Brain Injury.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- Effect of safranal on the response of cancer cells to topoisomerase I inhibitors: Does sequence matter?Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Article
- The Pharmacological Activities ofOxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2022Review
- Possible treatment with medicinal herbs and their ingredients of lung disorders induced by sulfur mustard exposures: a review.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021Review
- Saffron: A potential drug-supplement for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (COVID) management.Heliyon · 2021Review
- Transcriptomic analysis of saffron at different flowering stages using RNA sequencing uncovers cytochrome P450 genes involved in crocin biosynthesis.Molecular biology reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
Safranal, the main component of Crocus sativus essential oil, is thought to be the main cause of saffron unique odor. It is now about eighty years that this compound has been discovered and since then different scientific experiments have been done investigating its biological-pharmacological activities. Safranal effects in CNS have been more attractive to scientists and an escalating number of papers have been published regarding its neuropsychological effects. These promising properties of safranal propose its presence as a therapeutic agent in future, although there is a great need for further clinical trials and toxicological studies. In this review article, according to Scopus ®, Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge®, Scientific Information Database (SID) ® and Pubmed ® all papers published until July 2012 were thoroughly discussed and a brief note of each study was prepared.
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