Assertion: saffron | /r/ObjectUse | used by ancient persian worshippers
Facets:
value: as a medicine
type: PURPOSE
value: as a brilliant yellow dye
type: MANNER
value: as perfume
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Saffron was used by ancient Persian worshippers as a ritual offering to their deities, and as a brilliant yellow dye, perfume, and a medicine.