Saffron strings - Crocus sativas - from Spain. This treasured spice produces a warm, sweet, sensuous, spicy and flowery aroma when burned. Saffron is the stigma from the flower of the lilac colored crocus, a plant of the Iris family. To produce 10 grams of saffron powder you'll need 1,500 flower stigmas, collected by hand. For incense burning mixtures only a few filaments are required. In ancient Arabia saffron was used for ceremonies of birth, weddings and death. Ayurvedic medicine also uses saffron for some incense burning mixtures. Prices: Per gram: $8.40 |
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