Safflower, Dyers' saffron, False saffron Taken hot, safflower tea produces strong perspiration and has thus been used for colds and related ailments. It has also been used at times for its soothing effect in cases of hysteria, such as that associated with chlorosis. Powdered seeds made into a poultice used to ally inflammation of the womb after child birth. Flowers of this herb is useful for jaundice.
An annual plant which is short lived and grows to a height of 30-150 cm (12-59 inches). The leaves are long, spiny, alternate, 2-6 long; across; lanceolate to oblong or ovate-oblong. The flowers are yellow, orange, red and has globular heads.
Safflower petals are an amazing dye flower giving both yellow and bright pink from the same dye.
It is an annual, thistle, spiny, much branched herb which is originated in . Safflower is known for its flowers, which were traditionally used for coloring and flavoring in the food industry.
Safflower was cultivated before a large production of cheaper aniline dyes became available for textile-staining dyes.
The deep red-orange flower petals are the source of the dye According to pharmacological research, safflower can slightly excite the heart, reduce coronary resistance, increase coronary blood flow and myocardial nutritional blood flow, protect and improve myocardial ischemia, reduce the scope of myocardial infarction, resist arrhythmia, expand peripheral blood vessels, reduce blood pressure, inhibit blood platelet aggregation, enhance fibrinolysis and reduce whole blood viscosity. It has a wide range of effects.
Specification:
English name: Carthamus tinctorius L
Chinese name: Honghua
English name: Safflower or false Saffron
Type: Dried flower petals
Grade: A
Purity: 100%
Color: Dark Red / Orange to Yellow colored
Ship by: Sea
Basic Inf.:
Model NO.: Dried Safflower petals (Chinese herb)
Features: Good Quality & Cheap Price
Usage: Coughs, Breathing problems, Clotting conditions, Heart disease, Chest pain
Storage: Cool & Dry Place
Sample: Available
Transport Package:
Specification: 50kg/bag
Production Capacity: 5000mt/Month
Traditional uses:
Safflower petals help to lower the chances of coronary heart disease and reduce cholesterol levels.
It is considered as alterative, antibacterial, analgesic, antiphlogistic and haemopoietic.
It is used as a treatment for stomatitis and tumors.
The Safflower petals are considered as anticholesterolemic, emmenagogue, diaphoretic, laxative, sedative, purgative and stimulant.
It cures menstrual pains and also promotes the smooth menstrual flow.
Safflower petals help to treat infant complaints such as measles, eruptive skin and fever and it is used externally for skin inflammations, bruising, wounds, and skin inflammation.
Petals cure the chronic diseases such as coronary heart ailments, hypertension, rheumatism and fertility problems.
The decoction is used to soak foot twice in a day to alleviate varicose veins, blood stasis patterns, leg and feet numbness, poor blood circulation and bruising.
Safflower petals are used in Ayurvedic medicine as an aid for arthritis, scabies and chest pains.
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Urtica dioica, often known as common nettle, stinging nettle (although not all plants of this species sting) or nettle leaf, or just a nettle or stinger, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Urticaceae. Originally native to Europe, much of temperate Asia and western North Africa, it is now found worldwide, including New Zealand and North America. The species is divided into six subspecies, five of which have many hollow stinging hairs called trichomes on the leaves and stems, which act like hypodermic needles, injecting histamine and other chemicals that produce a stinging sensation upon contact contact urticaria a form or contact dermatitis). The plant has a long history of use as a source for traditional medicine, food, tea, and textile raw material in ancient societies.
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Matricaria chamomilla (synonym: Matricaria recutita), commonly known as chamomile (also spelled camomile), Italian camomilla, German chamomile, Hungarian chamomile (kamilla), wild chamomile or scented mayweed, is an annual plant of the composite family Asteraceae. M. chamomilla is the most popular source of the herbal product chamomile, although other species are also used as chamomile.
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