Plant saffron (Crocus sativus) – for medicinal purposes extracts from flower pistils are extracted.

He examined the minutiae of nature — shells of barnacles, pistils of flowers — but worked on grand themes.

He examined the minutiae of nature — shells of barnacles, pistils of flowers — but worked on grand themes.

The present invention relates to the use of one or several peptides originating from four proteins from the pistils of peach blossom, the presence whereof is detected specifically subsequent to the plant having been subjected to frost.

The flower pistils of these plant-derived compounds contain a lot of essential volatile oils, among which the most important is safranal, which is responsible for the pleasant flavour of saffron.

Their flower pistils compose several essential volatile oils, but the most important of them all is safranal which gives saffron its pleasant flavor.

Flowers are composed of several essential volatile oils, the most important of which is safranal, which gives saffron its pleasant taste.