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Crocetin

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Cro´ce`tin    (kr?´s?-t?n)
n.1.(Chem.) A dyestuff, obtained from the Chinese crocin, which produces a brilliant yellow.
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Other research done on saffron suggests that the crocetin ingredient may have the potential to act as an anticancer agent in studies done both in vitro and in animals.
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crocetin and its glycosidic crocin) that are considered to be pharmacologically active.
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Herbs such as cayenne, terminalia arjuna (an Indian coronary vaso-dilative herb), commiphora mukul, withania somnifera, ginger, saffron (having a chemical called crocetin, which help to reduce blood pressure), mistletoe, kudzu (Pueraria lobata), valerian (Valeriana officinalis), hawthorn berries and tops, rauwolfia, horse chestnut and ginkgo biloba also serves to be very useful and effective natural health remedies for high blood pressure.
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