番红花,又名西红花、藏红花、洎夫兰，为鸯尾科多年生草本植物，药用其红色花柱。番红花没有地上茎，其根似球，形同水仙花；叶细似线，类似韭菜叶。原产于阿拉伯、希腊和地中海地区。据资料记载：在古代埃及，它只属于贵族阶层使用。当法者的木乃伊下葬时，用它来染外用的寿衣 Crocus, also known as saffron, saffron, and Coffeland, is a perennial herb of the iris family, medicinally used in its red style. Crocus does not have stems on the ground. Its roots resemble a ball, resembling a daffodil; the leaves are thin like a thread, similar to amaranth leaves. Native to Arabia, Greece, and the Mediterranean region. According to historical records, in ancient Egypt it was only used by the aristocracy. When the legal mummy was buried, use it to dye the shroud for external use.