Details of Medicinal Plants

Safflower

Safflower
Safflower is the tubulous flower of Carthamus tinctorius Linneá (Compositae) without any treatment or with most of the yellow pigment removed, and sometimes with pressed into a flat slab.
Safflower contains carthamin as an ingredient and is said to have emmenagogic and anti-blood stasis effects. Besides being drunk as safflower tea, it has been used as a lipstick and a dye for fabrics for a long time.