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The line "Medicinally, saffron was used in ancient times to cure a wide range of ailments, including stomach upsets, bubonic plague, and smallpox" implied to me that saffron acutally cured the plague, while I am fairly certain that it did not... would the phrasing "saffron was used in ancient times as a percieved cure for a wide range of aliments" or something similar work better?

A lot of uncited text has worked its way into the Featured article; is someone able to cite the text to avoid the need for a Featured article review? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 07:05, 4 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]