2009年8月4日星期二
mY 1st 5MP hAnDpHonE
2009年8月3日星期一
生日花

珍貴性
番紅花是全世界最貴的香料,大約要一萬五千朵番紅花才能收集到100公克的雌蕊柱頭,因為每一朵紫色的番紅花只有三個柱頭,而柱頭的取得必須在日出前以人工完成採摘以避免花朵枯萎而失去採收價值,採收後必須在乾燥脫水後才能分級出售。雖然番紅花價格不菲,但好的番紅花香料只要使用極微的份量即可。

藥用與安全性
- 早在明朝時《本草綱目》上就已記載著番紅花的藥效,具有鎮靜、鎮痛、活血去瘀等功效。但因同時由於有通經、墮胎,促進子宮收縮的作用,所以孕婦不宜使用。對於授乳中的婦女食用安全性上也存有疑慮。
- 一般經口食用時並不會造成危險,但若大量食用會有急性中毒的危險,一次攝取5g以上的量會有嚴重的副作用,致死量大約在12~20g之間。

Saffron (pronounced /ˈsæfrən/, /ˈsæfrɒn/) (Persian: زَعْفَرَان) is a spice made from the stigma of the flower of the saffron plant. The spice is used in cooking as a seasoning and as a food colouring. It is native to Southwest Asia. It is the world's most costly spice, and has been for a long time.
Saffron has a bitter taste and smells like hay. This smell is caused by the chemicals picrocrocin and safranal. Saffron also contains a dye, crocin, that gives food a rich golden colour. Saffron is a part of many foods worldwide, and is also used in medicine.
The word saffron comes from the 12th-century Old French word safran, which comes from the Latin word safranum. Safranum is also related to the Italian zafferano and Spanish azafrán. Safranum comes from the Arabic word (أَصْفَر), which means "yellow".

1月24日 番紅花 (Saffron Crocus)
花語 : 進退得宜
花占卜 : 您應該戒除奢侈浪費的習慣,緊守勤儉樸素的美德。您處於一個重要的地位,而且有使命感,相信總有出人頭地的一天。您雖然受賞識,但也背負著不少壓力,您應控制自己的脾氣,消除壓力是有很多方法的。
花箴言 : 凡事適可而止,遵守得饒人處且饒人的道理。