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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9573091/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37740887/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37864351/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30741567/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26165367/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38424688/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31725101/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35276955/

For those interested in a little more reading on saffron. The reference lists of these articles also have more research. Just because something isn't mass produced for profit in an American pharmaceutical lab, doesn't mean that it has no value.

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Thank you.  Really interesting reading.  I think there were only two links in there that were actual studies of adhd though—two had to do with other types of disorders and a bunch were literature surveys (so included the two studies that were included).  All the studies seem small and a lot of them aren’t designed as classic studies — eg not randomized, not blind, some use self reporting of symptoms.  Definitely seems like there is something there though and would love more research.
Also I think your slam on pharma companies is a little misplaced — there’s money in supplements too.  The best study you linked seemed to be by Spanish researchers and used a supplement produced by a Spanish manufacturer so I wouldn’t be surprised if it was funded at least in part by the manufacturer.  Dietary supplements are like a 200B  industry in the U.S. —  I’ve got a cabinet full myself so I do believe they have some benefits but it’s naive to think that this is driven by profit the same way pharma is.  NIH sponsored research is just about the only thing that isn’t driven by the $$$z. [/quote]

pharma may be a gross industry, but you know who they are.

you do not know who the supplement industry is and you really, really, really don't know who the saffron industry is—you might know the retail operation that sells it, but there is no way to authenticate what you are actually getting is saffron. [/quote]

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