Saffron based 'crocin' can protect you against liver cancer

The findings revealed the anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic properties of crocin when administrated in induced-HCC model.Crocin exhibited anti-inflammatory properties where NF-kB, among other inflammatory markers, was inhibited."Taken together, our findings introduce crocin as a candidate chemopreventive agent against HCC," the authors concluded.