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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. | '''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. | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:43, 15 September 2020
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.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Lower cholesterol, Tumours, Stomatitis, Coronary diseases.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
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
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{{5}}} |
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
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
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ ["chemistry"]
- ↑ ["morphology"]
- ↑ Cultivation
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Lower cholesterol
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Tumours
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Stomatitis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Coronary diseases
- Herbs with Young leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Seeds used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Annual
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Poor dry soils in full sun
- Herbs
- Pages without herbs images
