Saffron or Kesar is the most precious and expensive flower you can buy in India. Despite the price, the benefits of this spice make it the most wanted medicinal herbal flower for beauty and health. The important health benefits one can attain from saffron are cure from kidney stones, abdominal pain, and regulation in blood flow.
Saffron is available in four different types namely Mongra, Lacha, Zarda, and Choora.
- Mongra is mostly available with Saffron flowers. It has a fine quality with red stigmas.
- Lacha is the next-level Kesar recommended to buy. It has yellow stigmas mixed with red stigmas.
- Zarda is the third type of Kesar that comes with yellow hues.
- Choora is the last type and is in powder form that is the remaining of finest quality Kesar while picking.
Benefits of Saffron / Kesar
- Saffron has religious uses in India. It is also used in cooking and some medicine preparation. The major uses of Kesar are in cooking, praying, and beauty.
- It is an excellent natural dye. The color of fine quality Kesar is wondered by most people. They believe the bright red color of the flower brings prosperity.
- Kesar is one of the major ingredients used in Mughlai cuisine. In India, most of the milk sweets have Kesar.
- Saffron flower is a wonderful beauty agent that improves skin tone and complexion. Most of the skincare products include saffron flowers. In India, expecting women consume saffron flowers with milk with a belief that it will improve the skin tone of their baby. Though there is no scientific proof for this act, it is still followed in most regions.
- Some clinical studies say that Kesar can work again on cancer cells and stop the further growth of those cells.
- Kesar improves immunity and provides freshness to the body and mind.
- It is also believed to have an effect on treating Parkinson’s disease.
- The flower treats the common cold.
- The antioxidants in the Saffron flower helps in improving eyesight.
- The Kesar mixed with milk regulated blood flow in the pelvic.
- The carminative properties that reside in this flower control muscle cramps during menstruation.
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