Saffron in the first Turkish drug book
In Edviye-i Müfrede, one of the first Turkish drug books, written in the 14th century, saffron is counted as “hot and dry” in temperament and is said to strengthen the stomach, but with a warning: too much causes headache. Saffron also went into the strength pastes of Ottoman sultans. And Safranbolu takes its name from this plant.
Source: Leyla Paşayeva, Halil Tekiner, “Türk-İslam Tıbbında Safranın Yeri”, Lokman Hekim Dergisi 4(3), 2014 (Paşayeva and Tekiner, Lokman Hekim Dergisi, 2014). This is a folk record, not a treatment recommendation.
Saffron of the Cehennem cave