Comment · Fri, May 22, 2020
Standardized, consistently dosed. pure Saffron (not extract, but pure crocus) capsules?
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srubek · 4 points
Hi, ND and u/misteryouaresodumb — I hate to bother, but plz do answer if possible: given your dedication to the noot scene and your determination for purity and always rising standards when you find something that works, have you considered the utility and economic feasibility, re: an idea as simple as a standardized saffron capsule (especially if whole crocus, meaning not an extract, given all saffron extracts I have tried suuuuuck, compared to regular saffron) ?
I would rather buy it from you (at ND), than Mehr saffron, after all. Plus I would stop forgetting or failing to notice when I run out. I have so many fancy empty saffron containers, all empty, in my spice drawer. It should move its way to my noot cabinet!!!
I think it’s worth it,
Given
It isn’t too easy for any given person to weight out a consistent saffron pill, at (anywhere from) 40 to 80 mg (very hard to measure accurately, when measuring out pill to pill; esp with the mess that would be made from breaking dried crocus, leading to potential wasted product if encapsulating as the typical consumer), no greater than 80mg, which I find optimal, and enough to always make me satiated, centered, harnessing my focus.…
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https://examine.com/supplements/saffron/
The standard daily dose is 30mg, used for up to eight weeks. It is possible that even double the dose could result in harm to the body. Further research is needed to determine the safe level of saffron supplementation. Prudent supplementation is advised until more information is available.
More prolonged supplementation (26 weeks) with 60mg saffron daily in men was associated with reductions in red and white blood cell counts as well as platelets, along with a drop in systolic and diastolic blood pressure of 10.8-11.7% and complaints of sedation, hypomania, and changes in appetite which started to occur after 8 weeks of exposure and increased in magnitude as the study proceded.33
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb
So you are saying to YOLO it and take 160mg? Got it!