Uses and Benefits

USES AND BENEFITS

  • Saffron (Kesar) is a popular spice and an expensive one too. Its taste makes it great for usage in food, as refreshment and even for making beverages. Saffron (Kesar)’s unique colour, flavour and other properties give it culinary and medicinal characteristics that make it renowned all over the world.
  • Additionally, it is also rich in many vital vitamins, including vitamin A, folic acid, riboflavin, niacin,vitamin-C that is essential for optimum health.
  • In many religions, Saffron (Kesar) is not just considered a spice. It is used in various types of therapies like body healing, detoxification.
  • Adding a few strands of Saffron (Kesar) to your glass of milk can also give you a glowing complexion. Expectant mothers are often given milk and Saffron (Kesar) so that the fetus in the womb gets a fair and glowing complexion. There is, however, no medical theory behind this.
  • Potassium, found in Saffron (Kesar), is a necessary source that favours cell formation and repair.
  • Saffron (Kesar) also helps maintains the blood pressure and keeps heart diseases at bay.
  • Apart from imparting its exotic flavor and aroma to several recipes, Saffron (Kesar) possesses beauty benefits as well. It has natural skin lightening qualities. Saffron (Kesar) can be beneficial for your skin in the following ways.
  • Saffron (Kesar) can help in toning up your skin. All you need to do is soak Saffron (Kesar) strands in rose water and apply it on your skin after scrubbing.
  • The overall mineral content including calcium, vitamins, proteins etc present in Saffron (Kesar) ensure the maintenance of optimum health.