Definition of corral for English Language Learners. : an area that is surrounded by a fence and that is used for holding animals (such as cows and horses) on a farm or ranch.
Saffron contains a poison that acts on the central nervous system and damages the kidneys. Large doses can have severe effects; 10-12 grams is a fatal dose for humans. The high cost of saffron and the availability of synthetic substitutes make its use as a medicine rare. Use only the anthers; corms are poisonous.
Saffron, zaffran or Kesar, as it is variedly known is actually the stigma of the saffron crocus flower. It is a member of the Iridaceae family of plants. The presence of the substance called picrocrocin and safranal lends to Kesar its characteristic smell and flavor.he Kesar plant grows upto a height of about 40cm during the summers, but the flowers begin to bloom and produce their stigmas only in the autumn. The flowers are beautifully colored in rich purple. It is not the flower but the three tongued stigma of about 30 mm in height that provides us with the rich spice of Kesar.