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[[File:Safflower.jpg|thumb|right|''Safflower'', ''Carthamus tinctorius'']]
==Uses==
{{Uses|heart Heart disease}}, {{Uses|cholesterolCholesterol}}, {{Uses|tumoursTumours}}, {{Uses|stomatitisStomatitis}}, {{Uses|feversFever}}, {{Uses|eruptive Eruptive skin complaints}}, {{Uses|inflammationsInflammation}}, {{Uses|woundWound}}, {{Uses|rheumatismRheumatism}}<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=Kusumba|te=|hi=Kusum|en=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==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|ovateOvate-lanceolate|Leaves armed with small, spiny teeth}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|1 to 11/2 inches across|orangeOrange-yellow|5|This thistle is valued for its orange-yellow flowers in summer and for the oil contained in its seeds}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|simpleSimple||clearly Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown||manyMany}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|warm temperateTemperate area}}, {{Commonly seen|tropicalTropical area}}.s
==Photo Gallery==
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<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[http://herbalinformation.awardspace.com/?cm=c&fn=carthamus_tinctorius "chemical Chemical assays"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Safflower.html "safflower Safflower botony"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Carthamus+tinctorius "cultivation Cultivation details"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [https://easyayurveda.com/2018/01/01/safflower-oil-carthamus-tinctorius/ safflower Safflower benefits,uses]
* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874113007757 A phytochemical and pharmacological review]
* [http://www.herbgarden.co.za/mountainherb/herbinfo.php?id=516 safflower Safflower plant information]
* [https://www.medicinalplantsanduses.com/safflower-oil-benefits Safflower Oil Medicinal Uses And Benefits For Skin & Weight Loss]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Asteraceae]]
