Muntakhab al-tawarikh 5.8

5.8

It prevents the flow of bad humours to the eye when used either as an ointment or a collyrium. It is hot in the third degree, dry in the first degree, laxative, or constipating, digestive, improving the complexion, and very intoxicating with wine causing heaviness, headache, and drowsiness, cheers the sight and facilitates parturition, and respiration, is a cardiac tonic and is diuretic and controls the animal passions and cures internal diseases and uterine complaints; dispels the effects of debauch, and is a sexual tonic and cures diseases of the spleen. Sadidi, p. 143, says of Saffron, It has a wonderful power as an exhilarant increasing the brilliance and strength of the mental powers. It is assisted by strong perfumes. Turkoman who had raised a rebellion in Baiward, when Toghrul took to flight. Amir Mas'ud turned back and came to Sarakhs by way of Mahnah and gave orders to rase the fortress of Mahnah. Then he put to death some of the inhabitants of Mahnah, and cut off the hands and feet of many more and thence went in the direction of Zirqan in which place the Turkomans brought together a large army and fought a severe battle with the Sultan. In this battle the majority of the generals of the army of Ghaznin mutinied and went over to the enemy. The Sultan remaining all alone on the field, felled several of the Turkoman leaders with sword, spear and mace, and eventually came out of that engagement safely. This event took place on the 8th of Ramazan, 431 H.