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Saffron spice may help reduce risk for liver cancer, UAE study suggests!
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The bright-colored saffron spice recently caught the attention of many health watchers in the Middle East as a new study by researchers in a prestigious university in the United Arab Emirates seemed to strengthen the health food credentials of this culinary condiment.
Researchers at the United Arab Emirates University in Al Ain found that the saffron spice seemed to help inhibit the development and progress of cancer cells that may threaten the liver.
The new study funded by the Emirates Foundation and published in the September 2011 edition of the journal Hepatology showed that the saffron spice seemed to have induced the death of cancer cells in the livers of specimen rats, thereby aborting the spread of the disease. |
 The trials performed on the rats utilized the following procedure:
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Researchers added saffron spice into the subjects' diet in amounts of 75 mg, 150 mg and 300 mg for two weeks. Another group of subjects did not get any saffron spice.
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After two weeks, the scientists introduced the substance diethylnitrosamine into the subjects. This substance is known to induce liver cancer.
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The regimen of the saffron spice was then continued on the subjects for 22 weeks.
The researchers then studied and analyzed several liver health and tumor markers on the subjects after the duration of the experiment had elapsed.
They reported that saffron seemed to have protected the liver from cancer by exerting a significant chemopreventive effect against the cancer through the inhibition of cell proliferation and the induction of apoptosis or cell death.
Furthermore, they reported that the saffron seemed to have modulated oxidative damage from the cancer as well as suppressed the attendant inflammatory response. They said saffron may have reduced the compounds linked to liver damage and oxidative stress - which may distort cell growth and cause cancers to spread.
They added that the subjects receiving saffron spice were found to have had a remarkable advantage over those who did not receive it, and that those that were given the largest doses of saffron showed the most significant benefits to liver health.
The experiment's lead researcher Professor Amr Amin also said that the results pointing to the potent antioxidant effects of saffron against liver cancer cells in animals made them very optimistic for similar anti-cancer roles in humans. She hastened to add that the exact mechanism of the anti-cancer effect of saffron remained unclear.
The UAE study thus delivered encouraging results on the prospects of using saffron to support liver health. While there isn't yet a clear enough basis to advocate the use of saffron medicinally, it is generally accepted that using this spice sparingly and occasionally as an ingredient in food may be the best way to derive its liver-protective health benefits at this time.
Saffron is said to help enhance the memory. Saffron is believed to relieve stomach aches. Saffron is believed to alleviate pain from kidney stones. Saffron is thought to be helpful in alleviating painful menstrual syndrome. Saffron is believed to help fight the cough. |
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