Saffron is both a spice and a dye used in pharmacopoeia , culinary art , textile dyeing and body , calligraphy , painting, murals , perfumes , literature , magic, worship , decoration ...

Saffron appears in the papyrus 's Ebers is the oldest known medical treatise , dating from 1550 BC, in which he has its own hieroglyph !
Safran was then used for its medicinal properties.
The flower of health came in more than 30 medical prescriptions .

Papyrus 's of Ancient Egypt
show that the pharaons ' s employed for the purification of temples and sacred places.

Use of saffron dates back to antiquity.
stimulant , digestive , antispasmodic , euphoric saffron were often cited by Homer, Pliny the old , Virgil, Quintus Curtius , Hippocrates, Avicienne
... It 's absorbed in infusion in cutaneous application mixed with grease or soaked in milk for its properties of eternal youth.

This spice has long been known to remedy many ailments .
It would 's one of the richest plant riboflavin , it ' s to say vitamin B12.
It contains both essential oil safranal , and croc?tines , which are carotenoids, or the pro vitamin

While pigments play a role in stimulating digestive
saffron has a sedative .
In general , saffron has a reputation 's act on the nervous system: it is both analgesic and tonic


Evokes mythology Zeus
inviting her companions on layers of Safran to multiply his sexual strength.
By Marc Aurelius, Roman emperor was passionate saffron dye baths supposed skin and increase virility ! ...
Filmography In the East, Safran was used for its aphrodisiac powers : this sexual tonic brewed in tea increased the sensitivity and the desire of the woman while increasing the vitality and virility of man ...

Kohl
Browsing members that black eye make-up of oriental women , was obtained by grinding 's antimony ( metallic mineral extracted from the mountain rocks Saudi ) very fine powder which is added saffron, cloves or rosewood .
kohl protected from harsh wind and sand while preventing eye infections for its medicinal virtues.

Sybaritic
drank tea before sacrificing to Venus and Bacchus.
From saffron spiced systematically Roman banquets to reduce the effects of alcohol and have the crowd joy and sensuality ...

East
saffron was known to bring joy and wisdom.

In Persian medicine
saffron was widely used in the fight against mild to moderate depression .

In Morocco
it enters in the composition of remedies grandmothers who still nurse the infant 's arrival of the first teeth, massaging gums of babies with a gold ring coated honey and saffron, a naturally antiseptic lotion.
In France , the famous syrup Delabarre adopted the same recipe.
... Grandmothers appaisaient also painful menstruation girls by giving them tea and saffron milk ..

Famous Venetian blond
women of the Italian Renaissance , was obtained by coating the hair a mixture of saffron and lemon, then sunbathing .

A slurry composed of cereals, honey and saffron was appreciated by Gauls who drew strength and vitality.

Europe
followers of the " doctrine of signatures " interpreted the yellow color of saffron as a sign of possible curative against jaundice ...

Saffron entered the composition :
- The treacle , ensuring universal remedy invulnerability to poison ...
- elixir of life called " Garus " ( aloe, cinnamon, cloves , nutmeg, saffron and myrrh ... in fruit alcohol )

Culinary art, Safran has three properties
● The coloring power : it gives a very appetizing yellow
. ● flavor : very attractive, suave
. ● flavor : unique, seasoning blends the flavors and enhances the taste of food

Delicate and spicy aroma of saffron grows in dry , fresh stigmas are odorless.

Usage :
Stigmas 3-6 ( 1-2 pistils ) per person are sufficient to color and flavor sauces , soups, fish dishes , rice , poultry .

The day before or several hours in advance , soak the saffron in a little hot water , milk, wine, champagne, cream, fruit juice or broth before use . And infused , color and flavor better distribute throughout the flat .

Do not use wooden utensils too absorbent , it could lose some of this precious spice.

1 g infused in 10 tablespoons hot water soup will keep for 10 days in the refrigerator. Spoon soup collected will represent 0.1 g .

Saffron needs time to release its haunting flavor.
It colors and gradually reveals its inimitable flavor .

Saffron can be eaten for 2-3 years