SAFFRON

n. Sa2f'fru3n. Lat., crocus [U. S. Ph., Br. Ph., Ger. Ph.J, croci stigmata. Fr., safran [Fr. Cod.j. Ger., (icahrer) Safran, Safron. Saffran, Gewurzsafron. The dried stigmata of Crocus sativus, occurring in commerce as a loose ma of long, flattish. tubular filaments. It has a peculiar, strong, aromatic odor and a bitter, pungent taste. S. contains, besides wax, gum, etc., a bitter principle (picro-croc in), 65 per cent, of polychroite (on which its coloring power depends, and which yields croc in on decomposition), and an e ential oil (see Oil of s.) to which the slight stimulant antispasmodic properties (see CROCUS sativus) of the drug are due. [B, 5, 18, 121, 180 (o, 35).] African s. See SAFFLOWER and Cape s. American s. See SAFFLOWER. Antimoiiial s. An antimony oxysulphide. Austrian s. See CROCUS a us triac us. liastard s. See SAFFLOWER. Cape s. The flowers of Lyperia crocea. Though of a different color from s., they impart a similar color to water, and resemble s. in odor and medicinal properties. They have been used in infantile convulsions. [B, 314 (a. 35).] l>yers' s., False s. See SAFFLOWER. French a., Gat in a is s. See CROCUS gallic us. Hay s. Ordinary commercial s. [a, 35.] Indiau 8. Turmeric, [a, 35.] Meadow-s. See COLCHICUM uutumnale.Oil of s. Fr., huile de safran (1st def.). 1. An odorous, pungent, acrid, bitterish, yellow volatile oil partially separable by distillation from s. [B, 5, 18 (a, 35).] 2. See Oleum CROCI. Spirit of s. See Spiritus CROCI. Syrup of s. See Syrupus CROCI. Tincture of s. See Tinctura CROCI. Wine of s. See VINUM crocatum. SAFRAN [Fr. Cod.] (Fr., Ger.), n. Sa3f-ra3na, za'f'ra'n. See CROCUS and SAFFRON. Alcoole de s. compose (Fr.). See ELIXIR de Garus. Bleis' (Ger.). See Red LEAD oxide. Confection de 8. compo see (Fr.), Electuaire de s. cotnpos6 [Fr. Cod.] (Fr.). Lat., electuarium croci compos i tum. A preparation made by mixing together and pulverizing 8 parts each of terra sigillata and as taco lith, 3 of cinnamon, and 1 part each of origanum of Crete, yellow sandal-wood, red sandal-wood, and myrrh, sifting through a No. 100 silk sieve, and adding a mixture of 24 parts of white honey and 48 of clove-pink, which has been melted without boiling, and macerated^ for 12 hours with 1 part of powdered saffron. [B, 119 (a, 35).] Eleole de s. (compose) (Fr.). See Oleum CROCI. Esprit de s. (Fr.). See Spiritus CROCI. Esprit de s. et de cannelle compose (Fr.). A preparation made by digesting for 2 days a mixture of 30 parts of saffron, 61 of myrrh, 306 of Socotrine alo , 15 each of cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg, 500 of water of orange-flowers, and 8,000 of 32-per-cent. alcohol, and distilling 4,000 parts. [B, 119 (a, 38).] Extrait de s. [Fr. Cod.] (Fr.). Sp., extracto alcoholico de azafran [Sp. Ph.]. An extract made by macerating 1 part of saffron with 10 parts of 60-per-cent. alcohol for 10 days (with 5 parts for 3 days [Sp. Ph.]), expre ing, filtering, macerating the residue with 2 parts of the alcohol for 3 days, mixing the liquids, distilling off the alcohol, and evaporating to a soft [Fr. Cod.] (thick [Sp. Ph.]) extract. [B, 95 (a, 38).] Huile de s. (Fr.). See Oleum CROCI and Oil of SAFFRON (1st def.). Metalls* (Ger.). See Crocus AN TIM ON I I. (Enolature de s. (Fr.), O3nole de s. (Fr.). See VINUM crocatum. Poudre de s. [Fr. Cod.] (Fr.). Lat., pulvis croci offlcinalis [Fr. Cod.]. Saffron dried at 25 C., powdered immediately, dried again, and sifted through a No. 100 silk sieve [Fr. Cod.]; or dried with gentle heat and powdered fine enough to leave 4 per cent, of residue [Sp. Ph.]; or sifted through a 1,000-mesh sieve, leaving no residue [Swed. Ph.]. [B, 95 (a. 38).] Racine de s. (Fr.). See TURMERIC. S. de Mars aperitif (Fr.). See FERRI sub carbon as. S. de Mars astringent (Fr.). See COLCOTHAR. S. des metaux (Fr.). See Crocus AN TIM ON I I. S. de Venus (Fr.). Cuprous oxide. [B.] S'geist (Ger.). See Spiritus CROCI. S. mfitallique (Fr.). See Crocus AN TIM ON I I. S's aure (Ger.). See CROCONIC acid. Sirop aqueuse de s. (Fr.). See Syrupus CROCI aquosus. Sirop de s. [Fr. Cod.] (Fr.). See Syrupus CROCI. Sirop d'oenolature (ou d'oanole, ou vineux) de s. (Fr.). A preparation made by macerating 1 part of saffron with 16 parts of Malaga wine, filtering, adding 24 of sugar, and straining; or by digesting 1 part of saffron for some hours with 24 parts of white wine, and adding 9 parts of sugar for each 5 of colature; or by di olving 4 parts of sugar in 3 of wine of saffron. [B, 119 (a, 38).] Teinture de s. [Fr. Cod.] (Fr.). See Tinctura CROCI. Tisane de s. [BY. Cod.] (Fr.). An infusion of 1 part of saffron in 500 parts of boiling distilled water. [L, 113 (a, 21).] [s. 428]