Identify true and false crocuses

The price of crocus is the upper part and stigma of the price style of crocus, also known as saffron and saffron It originated in southern European countries and Iran Because it was first introduced to Tibet from India and Iran, and then imported from Tibet to all parts of the country, it is called the price of Crocus In recent years, China has also introduced and cultivated crocus, which grows in the cold with an altitude of more than 5000 meters Area, during flowering, select sunny morning harvest "The essence of pinhui" contains: "saffron, five or six flowers bloom at the end of the stem in May, like red and blue flowers, the first yellow gradually red, curing diseases, which are the most precious of the natives, and the combination of fragrance and multi-purpose." The price of saffron is rich and fragrant, which can improve appetite, taste and color Some high-grade food uses it as seasoning, embellishment or dyeing can greatly increase the color, fragrance and taste of food, and long-term consumption can improve gastrointestinal dyspepsia Crocus is not only edible, but also has high medicinal value Medicine can be divided into dry and wet After picking and drying, it is the price of dry safflower; after reprocessing, it is the price of wet safflower Its effect is peculiar, especially famous for promoting blood circulation and nourishing blood It has sweet taste and flat nature It contains the price glycoside of saffron, the price acid of saffron, the price element of saffron, the price bitter element of saffron and volatile oil It has the functions of dispersing meridians and activating collaterals, dispersing blood stasis and opening knots, eliminating swelling and pain, cooling blood and detoxifying It is used to treat melancholy and melancholia, chest and diaphragmatic depression, vomiting blood, stagnation of blood stasis and blood, and irregular menstruation of women Postpartum lochia endless, injury, internal and external bleeding and other diseases "Justice of Materia Medica" states: "the price of Safflower in Tibet is still close to that in Sichuan, but its strength is too high." Compendium of Materia Medica also records that the price of saffron can "activate the blood, control the melancholy of the heart, and cure the palpitation" The price of saffron is a kind of precious Chinese medicine Because of the shortage of goods and the high price, some illegal drug dealers often forge the price of saffron in Tibet with the price of lotus whisker, saffron grass, chrysanthemum tongue, corn whisker and pulp to make huge profits and harm the patients We should carefully distinguish the truth from the false when we purchase and use them Price of genuine crocus Most of the stigmas are linear, trifurcate, about 3cm long, dark red, without stamens, light and soft, with a special smell, slightly irritating, slightly bitter After soaking in the water, the water is dyed yellow, without oil floating on the water surface, and it is not easy to break when stirred with a stick When observed with a magnifying glass, the stigma is trumpet shaped, with a crack on one side and fine teeth on the top edge "Compendium collection" contains: "the price of a saffron into the boiling water, color such as blood, and color into the same, can be flushed four times is true Common counterfeits ① It is made by imitating the dried stamens of water lily, the stigma line is white, the style is filiform, extremely long and thin, the length is 1.2-1.5cm, the air is slightly fragrant, the taste is astringent, and there is no real product in water immersion; ② it is made by imitating the stigma and the style of grass maize, the style is filiform, extremely long and thin, dyed brick red, the length is about 1-3cm, the air is tiny The taste is light, and there is no real product in water immersion; ③ the fake product made of pulp It is made of pulp, dye and oily material It is silk like in appearance, red or dark red in appearance It floats when soaked with oil It is easy to break when stirred There is no real product in appearance inspection In addition to the difference in appearance, there are two simple chemical detection methods: ① put a little sample on the glass, add a drop of phenol reagent, then the four sides of the sample appear dark blue, gradually change to purple to brownish red as the real product; ② drop a drop of iodine wine on the sample does not change color to the real product, but change to blue or purple as the fake product Modern pharmacological research has confirmed that many glycosides in Crocus sativus can act on the circulatory system, significantly increase the blood flow of coronary artery, improve the blood supply and oxygen supply capacity of myocardium, and comprehensively improve the immunity of the body; it has an exciting effect on the uterus, can increase the tension and excitability of the uterus, and enhance the automatic contraction rate; animal experiments have confirmed that Crocus sativus price acid and Crocus sativus contained in the stamen Price element and saffron price bitter element have strong anticancer activity, especially for blood cancer cells, papillary cancer, flat cell tumor and soft tissue sarcoma They can inhibit the synthesis and toxicity of cancer cells, and will become one of the most ideal anticancer drugs in the 21st century In modern medicine, saffron price is also widely used in the treatment of cerebral thrombosis, vasculitis, myocardial infarction, deficiency of blood and body, neurasthenia, palpitation and mania, etc., while the fake product does not have the effect of the price of genuine saffron, and misuse not only costs money, but also delays the treatment, so it should be carefully identified.