Saffron, the Golden Medicine

Spend an Evening with Saffron

Crocus sativus has accompanied human life for thousands of years, used across regions as medicine, food, colour and rituals.

Warm, aromatic and enlivening, saffron has a particular affinity for the heart and nervous system. Traditionally valued for lifting the spirits and strengthening the heart, its medicine extends to the brain, where contemporary research has explored its relationship with mood, cognition, memory and neuroprotection.

In this workshop, we will spend an evening getting to know saffron more closely, tracing the traditional knowledge surrounding the plant alongside our contemporary understanding of its medicine.

Saffron in Practice

We will explore:

• its energetics and qualities
• its core medicinal actions and constituents
• its affinity for the heart, brain and nervous system
• its traditional use as an uplifting and restorative medicine
• contemporary research on mood, anxiety, cognition and memory
• its antioxidant, inflammation modulating and neuroprotective actions
• traditional uses across regional healing modalities including Traditional Islamic Medicine
• its applications in women’s and reproductive health
• dosage, safety and methods of preparation

Alongside our study, we will experience saffron through taste, scent and preparation, learning how to work with this precious medicine in practice.

Gather With Us

The workshop will take place at hikma rituals, our herbal apothecary and gathering space in Alserkal Avenue - a place for those drawn to the plants to gather, study and practise together.

Our workshops bring traditional botanical knowledge into conversation with contemporary herbal practice, while making space for sensory study, preparation and exchange.

We’ll gather for an evening of plant medicine, practice and community. Open to all those who feel drawn to saffron.

Thursday September 3, 6:30-8:00PM

No-Refund Policy

Tickets for our workshops and community events are non-refundable.

Each gathering requires advance planning and upfront costs, including preparation, materials and facilitator fees, which are confirmed ahead of time based on the number of registered participants. For this reason, once a ticket has been purchased, we’re unable to offer refunds.

If you’re unable to attend, you’re welcome to transfer your ticket to someone else by letting us know in advance, subject to capacity and any workshop-specific requirements.

Thank you for understanding and for supporting the care, preparation, and people that go into holding these gatherings.