Saffron for Anxiety / PMS and Saffron
Each entry’s own grades, side by side. A grade says how strong the evidence is for one outcome — it does not rank one entry over the other.
Evidence brief
Saffron for Anxiety / PMS
Evidence grade C — Secondary signals
Grade C1 graded outcomerevised Jul 10, 2026
Assembled by the app from other entries in this library. It adds no evidence of its own — follow the links to the entries it draws on.
Compound or practice
Saffron
Surprisingly solid for low mood at ~30 mg/day — a rare botantical antidepressant with real trials, carrying the serotonergic caveat.
Grade B2 graded outcomesrevised Jul 10, 2026
A structured monograph in Prometheus's bundled library. Its grades are the monograph's own reading of the evidence, not a peer-reviewed review.
Graded in both
Outcomes are matched by name. Two entries can describe the same outcome in different words, so one listed further down may still be graded in the other.
| Outcome | Saffron for Anxiety / PMS | Saffron |
|---|---|---|
| Anxiety / PMS | Evidence grade CSmall effectmixedSecondary signals | Evidence grade CSmall effectmixedSecondary signals |
Graded only in Saffron for Anxiety / PMS
None — every outcome it grades is graded in both.
Graded only in Saffron
- Mild-to-moderate depression Moderate effectEvidence grade B
Conditions
Only in Saffron for Anxiety / PMS
None.
Only in Saffron
- Depression (mild-moderate) ImprovesEvidence grade B
What each entry says about the other
- Saffron for Anxiety / PMS’s entry · Goes with: Read the full Saffron monograph
Both columns are read from the entries as they stand in this library. A comparison is not advice to take either one, and it is no substitute for a clinician who knows the person.