How much is saffron per gram? Read this one article to understand the correct way to eat it and who should avoid it

Saffron, also known as xihonghua, is used for amenorrhea and abdominal masses, postpartum blood stasis, warm-toxin macules, depression and chest tightness, and palpitations with mania. Its high price on the market often sparks discussion. So how much is saffron per gram? How do you eat saffron? Who should not eat saffron? Let me answer these questions for you.

1. How much is saffron per gram?

Traditional Chinese medicine shops are places people often go to. In traditional Chinese medicine shops, saffron costs about 100 yuan per gram. If you must buy saffron at a pharmacy, we recommend large, time-honored pharmacies, such as Tongrentang. Large, time-honored pharmacies are relatively more reliable. Do not go to small pharmacies; they basically have no genuine product.

The price of saffron in tourist markets is generally relatively high, with some costing several hundred yuan per gram. Tourist areas such as Tibet and Yunnan do not produce saffron, so there is no need to buy saffron in tourist areas. No matter how elaborately the tour guide or shopping guide describes it, please be sure to be cautious. In addition, the quality of saffron in tourist markets varies greatly, and counterfeit goods are also common. Friends who want to buy saffron while traveling, please think twice.

Saffron on Taobao costs several dozen yuan per gram, which is relatively the most affordable price. There are also many saffron sellers on Taobao, and the quality of saffron varies, so the prices differ as well. If you want to buy saffron on Taobao, be sure to choose a reliable seller, a professional seller. Do not blindly pursue low prices, since saffron is a precious tonic after all.

2. How do you eat saffron?

What is the best way to eat saffron? Nowadays, the value of saffron is increasingly recognized, but many people are still not very clear about how to eat saffron. Usually, the most common way we eat it is to brew saffron as tea. Besides this, what other better ways are there to eat saffron? Saffron tea, saffron wine, saffron porridge, and so on are all very common. Let us take a look.

1. Saffron tea

Method for brewing saffron tea: take 5 to 10 saffron threads, soak them in boiling water, and drink. After brewing 3 to 4 times, take them together with the threads.

Effects: Used for prevention and health care, it can play a very good role in beauty and health care. Used long-term in such a small amount, its medicinal nature is mild, and the effect is quite good.

2. Saffron wine

Single-ingredient saffron medicinal wine: 3 to 4 grams of saffron, 1 jin (500 milliliters) of baijiu, soak for one week before drinking, 20 to 30 milliliters per day.

Saffron blood-nourishing wine: 500 grams of prepared rehmannia, 250 grams of angelica, 25 grams of saffron, 250 grams of goji berries, 25 grams of finger citron, 250 grams of longan flesh, 250 grams of pine nuts, 100 grams of fushen, 500 grams of dried tangerine peel, 5 jin (5000 milliliters) of Yuquan baijiu, soak for one month before drinking, 2 times per day, 50 milliliters each time, drink after meals.

3. Saffron porridge

Method 1: 100 grams of rice, 10 to 20 saffron threads, add an appropriate amount of water, cook into porridge, once per day. Suitable for traumatic pain, chronic hepatitis, coronary heart disease, and sequelae of angina and stroke caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis.

Method 2: Soak 10 to 20 saffron threads in boiling water. After bringing 100 grams of rice to a boil, add the saffron water, then cook into porridge and it is ready to eat.

3. Who should not eat saffron?

Although saffron has many effects and benefits, can everyone eat saffron? If not, who should not eat saffron? Some special groups of people always have dietary restrictions, especially with medicinal materials, where choices need to be made even more carefully. Let us take a look at who should not eat saffron.

1. Pregnant women should not eat saffron. In those palace dramas, we see that those concubines generally drink saffron and thereby miscarry, and in severe cases it may lead to infertility. Although it is somewhat exaggerated in TV dramas, it does not mean it does not exist. Because saffron has the effect of activating blood circulation, when decocted into water, drinking it may indeed cause miscarriage. Saffron can also cause rhythmic contractions of the uterus and increase uterine tension and excitability. If the amount is too large, it can easily lead to miscarriage.

2. Women during menstruation are not suitable to eat saffron. This is related to saffron's excitatory effect on the intestines and uterus. If saffron is taken frequently, it can lead to abdominal discomfort, abdominal pain, diarrhea, or even gastrointestinal bleeding, abdominal colic, and heavy menstruation in women. Therefore, saffron should not be eaten during menstruation.

3. Those with ulcers, mainly gastric ulcers, or some patients with long-term ulcers, should not take it.

In summary, we all now understand who should not eat saffron, so when eating saffron we should choose according to our own circumstances. Do not think that because saffron has many benefits you can just eat it indiscriminately. Only what suits you is the best.