Saffron pistil - Hope for Alzheimer's patients

New research by Italian scientists, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, shows that the active ingredient extracted from the Italian medical community is expected to become a drug to treat Alzheimer's disease.

Researcher Antonio Orlacchio and colleagues at the nervous system research laboratory, Santa Lucia Center for Brain Research in Europe (CERC), said a toxic protein called beta-amyloïde is being considered The main cause of Alzheimer's disease. Therefore, to overcome this disease, it is necessary to focus on studying methods to promote the degenerative pathogen in the patient's cells.

Specifically, saffron pistil extract can activate the degeneration of catepsin B enzymes in pathogens and make this process more effective.

Saffron pistil comes as a very rare spice.

In the experimental study of Italian scientists, 22 patients with Alzheimer's disease had positive manifestations when treated with saffron pistil extract. The degradation process of the protein beta-amyloïde toxicity has been well documented.

According to Antonio Orlacchio, it is possible to add saffron pistil to spices to enhance the disease resistance, prevent the accumulation of beta-amyloïde toxicity proteins in the body.

Not only known as a very rare, expensive spice in the culinary arts, saffron pistil is also known as a precious medicinal ingredient with very high antioxidant properties and many of which are active. Biological substances such as crocines and crocetine, have the ability to effectively protect the nervous system. Previously, in other studies, saffron pistil has been shown to be effective in treating degenerated nerves.

In the village of Mamoiada, Sardinia (Southern Italy) to harvest 1kg of saffron, one needs to take the stamen of 130,000-50,000 flower buds; equivalent to the number of flowers planted over 1,000m2. According to some information, the price of 1kg of dried saffron flower pistil may reach from 6,000-11,000 USD.