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Carthamus tinctorius

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Carthamus tinctorius is an erect, thistle-like, often spined annual plant. It can grow up to 180cm tall. The plant has a deep taproot and a strong stem with many branches, each terminating in a flower.

Uses

Lower cholesterol, Tumours, Stomatitis, Coronary diseases.

Parts Used

Young leaves, Seeds.

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi Kusum
Malayalam
Tamil Kusumba
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English Safflower


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Annual

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Safflower probably grows best in the semi-arid subtropics, but cultivars have been developed that widen its range and it is now cultivated from the temperate zone to higher elevations in the tropics.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Poor dry soils in full sun.

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References

  1. ["chemistry"]
  2. ["morphology"]
  3. Cultivation

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