Saffron is great when used in cooking Vegetable / Non-vegetable dishes.
For wonderful biryani to garnish on rice just toss some in water and pour over rice to give a saffron look and flavor or toss to make wonderful chicken /mutton /fish dishes while marinade to enhance your spicy flavor.
It is also used in desserts and milkshakes as its natural flavors one can’t resist.
Saffron is known to have many health benefits, some of which are:
In homeopathy it is used as an expectorant, to fight cough; as an appetite stimulant, as a sedative, or as a tea in order to fight the aches or symptoms when teething.
It is used in Ayurvedic medicine as part of the herbal formula,
It is an anti-depressant.
It relieves discomfort associated with the menstrual cycle.
It works as an aphrodisiac to help fight impotence.
Prolong the vitality.
It is a stimulant and it helps digestion and the functions of the stomach in general.
It soothes the pain of dentition among children.
It alleviates insomnia and inebriation.