Saffron based 'crocin' can protect you against liver cancer

You will be glad to know when we will tell you about the new reasearch which tells that the saffron-based 'crocin' can protect people against a deadly form of liver cancer. The humble saffron has come to rescue people who are at the risk of developing liver cancer. A biomolecule found in the golden spice is good for your liver, find the researchers.The saffron-based "crocin" can protect people against a deadly form of liver cancer, they have added.New study led by professor Amr Amin from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) University has unravelled mechanisms by which saffron-based 'crocin' protects against hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)."The aims of this study were to examine the chemopreventive action of saffron's main biomolecule - crocin - against chemically-induced liver cancer in rats and to explore the mechanisms by which crocin employs its anti-tumour effects," the authors noted.