Healing Properties of Saffron

Saffron contains many plant derived chemical compounds that are known to have anti-oxidant, disease preventing and health promoting properties. The flower stigmas are composed of many essential volatile oils, the most important of them being,?safranal.?Safranal gives saffron its distinct hay-like flavor and is the ? Other volatile oils in saffron are?cineole, phenethenol, pinene,? borneol, geraniol, limonene, p-cymene, linalool,? terpinen-4-oil, etc.