X-Message-Number: 12412
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 07:31:12 -0700 (PDT)
From: Doug Skrecky <>
Subject: saffron may help prevent cardiovascular disease

Authors
  Verma SK.  Bordia A.
Institution
  Department of Medicine and Indigenous Drug Research Centre, RNT Medical
  College, Udaipur.
Title
  Antioxidant property of Saffron in man.
Source
  Indian Journal of Medical Sciences.  52(5):205-7, 1998 May.
Abstract
  50 mg of Saffron dissolved in 100 ml of milk was administered twice a day to
  20 human subjects. Lipoprotein oxidation susceptibility (LOS) was estimated
  initially and after 3 and 6 weeks. There was a constant decrease in LOS
  during this period. From a mean of 66.4 +/- 3.18 it decreased to 38.3 +/- 2.8
  in 10 healthy individuals and from 76.0 +/- 3.72 to 48.8 +/- 3.0 in 10
  patients of CAD. The significant fall (P < 0.001) in LOS indicates the
  potential of Saffron as an antioxidant.

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