Saffron (ZahFaron) Merchants' Contact Information in Mashhad, IranExotic, aesthetic, expensive ... saffron is a spice to be reckoned with. (More Info on Saffron!) Saffron, botanical name crocus sativus, is the most expensive spice in the world. Derived from the dried stigmas of the purple saffron crocus, it takes anything from 70,000 to 250,000 flowers to make one pound of saffron.
'The use of it ought to be moderate and reasonable, for when the dose is too large, it produces a heaviness of the head and sleepiness. Some have fallen into an immoderate convulsive laughter which ended in death.' |