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by forum_ghost 1555 days ago
to their credit, saffron is a decently popular depression remedy in Iran, even today.

Avicenna described saffron's anti-depressant effects literally a thousand years ago, in a textbook that remained the standard medical dogma even in the western universities until 17th century.

a thousand years long track record, this is definitely worth investigating deeper.