Crocin

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Crocin is a natural, yellow to orange-red dye, found in plants, especially in different Crocus and Gardeniaarten and belongs to the class of carotenoids.

The dye is an ester of the double- sugar gentiobiose crocetin with the dicarboxylic acid and water soluble.

According to a study from 2008 aphrodiserende properties in laboratory rats were detected for crocin. Furthermore, were antiproliferative in experiments determined antioxidant and potentially antidepressant effects of Crocins.

The maximum effect is 160-320 mg / kg, but can in humans starting at 60 mg / kg of saffron poisoning symptoms occur.