Saffron in the sassanids era
Based on evidence came from historical sources, in the fourth century in Iran the agricultural products were the same as today.
Grains, fruits )grape,date and etc.), colored products (saffron, madder and etc.), practical products(linen, cotton and cannabis sativa) and also 30 types of flower were among them.
A lot of herbs were used as medicine in the sassanids era, some mentioned around 70 cases and among the medicals herbs and eatable products there was saffron. In the era of the sassanids in addition to medical, edible and fragrance use saffron were also used to colorize silk, cloth and carpet yarn. Also it was used as a utilizer to produce colorful papers in such a way that Howard and Rawlens wrote:
“Iranian took chess from India and paper from China and complete them with saffron and rosewater.”