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Uses of saffron

Authors :
D. Basker
Moshe Negbi
Source :
Economic Botany. 37:228-236
Publication Year :
1983
Publisher :
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 1983.

Abstract

The uses of saffron through the ages are discussed. Originally prized both as a medicament and as a dyestuff, these applications have declined in modern times; it has also been used as a perfume. The primary market now is as a food spice—by far the world’s most expensive.

Details

ISSN :
18749364 and 00130001
Volume :
37
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Economic Botany
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........55a809631a7ced416062b9bc9c65beed
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02858789