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Safflower, Carthamus tinctorius

Carthamus tinctorius is an annual plant native to the Mediterranean countries and cultivated in Europe and the U.S.

Uses

Heart disease, Cholesterol, Tumours, Stomatitis, Fever, Eruptive skin complaints, Inflammation, Wound, Rheumatism

Parts Used

Seeds, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

The major constituent is the chalcone C-glucoside carthamin (up to 8.5%)^[1]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada
Hindi	Kusum
Malayalam
Tamil	Kusumba
Telugu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit
English	Safflower, Dyers' saffron

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

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	Ovate-lanceolate	Leaves armed with small, spiny teeth

^[2]

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	1 to 11/2 inches across	Orange-yellow	5	This thistle is valued for its orange-yellow flowers in summer and for the oil contained in its seeds

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Simple		Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown		Many	{{{6}}}

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

Temperate area, Tropical area

Photo Gallery

References

External Links

[chemical_composition-1] "chemical assays"

[Leaf-2] "safflower botony"

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-3] "cultivation details"

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+{{Flower|Unisexual|1 to 11/2 inches across|Orange-yellow|5|This thistle is valued for its orange-yellow flowers in summer and for the oil contained in its seeds}}
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+{{Fruit|Simple||Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown||Many}}
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