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🌿 Herb

Safflower

0
Clinical Trials
1
Meta-Analyses
5
PubMed References
📋 Sample Trials
None linked yet.
📊 Sample Meta-Analyses
CRD42022323171
Comparative effectiveness of vegetable oils on metabolic status in patients with metabolic disorders: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials
In the 2015-2020 dietary guidelines for Americans, foods rich in unsaturated fat
📚 Sample References
PMID 33204394
Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Potentials of Seed Oil from Carthamus tinctorius L. in the Management of Skin Injuries
Oxid Med Cell Longev · 2020
PMID 34487844
Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) oil could improve abdominal obesity, blood pressure, and insulin resistance in patients with metabolic syndrome: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial
J Ethnopharmacol · 2021
PMID 34730571
Safflower leaf ameliorates cognitive impairment through moderating excessive astrocyte activation in APP/PS1 mice
Food Funct · 2021
🌿 All Herb data fields for Safflower
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Hong Hua
中文名 (Chinese)
红花
Latin Name
Flos Carthami; Carthami Flos
English Name
Safflower
Alias Names
红蓝花; 刺红花; 草红花
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Pungent; Warm
Meridians (归经)
Heart; Liver
Part Used
Flower
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Blood Activating Stasis Removing Drugs
功效分类 (CN)
活血祛瘀药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To activate blood circulation and stimulate menstrual discharge, and to remove blood stasis and relieve pain.
Indication (主治)
Amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, retention of lochia, angina pectoris, cerebral thrombosis, neurodermatitis, concretion and conglomeration, lump glomus, knocks and falls, swollen pain due to bleeding.
Clinical Manifestations
1. its decoction stimulates uteri and intestines of experimental animals in vitro.2. it sdecoction increases coronary flow and lowers blood pressure in dogs.3. small dose of its decoction mildly stimulates and large dose inhibits the heart of toads.
🔗 External References
SymMap
TCMID
2474
TCMSP
168
TCM-ID
865
🔍 Raw view — every non-empty column on this row (31 fields)
name
Safflower
chinese name
红花
pinyin name
Hong Hua
latin name
Flos Carthami; Carthami Flos
english name
Safflower
properties english
Pungent; Warm
meridians english
Heart; Liver
use part
Flower
symmap herb id
168
tcmid id
2474
tcmsp id
168
herb id str
HERB002276
function text
To activate blood circulation and stimulate menstrual discharge, and to remove blood stasis and relieve pain.
indication
Amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, retention of lochia, angina pectoris, cerebral thrombosis, neurodermatitis, concretion and conglomeration, lump glomus, knocks and falls, swollen pain due to bleeding.
clinical manifestations
1. its decoction stimulates uteri and intestines of experimental animals in vitro.2. it sdecoction increases coronary flow and lowers blood pressure in dogs.3. small dose of its decoction mildly stimulates and large dose inhibits the heart of toads.
therapeutic en class
Blood Activating Stasis Removing Drugs
therapeutic cn class
活血祛瘀药
tcm id id
865
alias name
红蓝花; 刺红花; 草红花

📊 Meta-Analyses

1 · systematic review
CRD42022323171 Comparative effectiveness of vegetable oils on metabolic status in patients with
→ In the 2015-2020 dietary guidelines for Americans,

📚 PubMed References

5 · cited research
PMID 33204394 Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Potentials of Seed Oil from Carthamus tinctorius L
Oxid Med Cell Longev
PMID 34487844 Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) oil could improve abdominal obesity, blood p
J Ethnopharmacol
PMID 34730571 Safflower leaf ameliorates cognitive impairment through moderating excessive ast
Food Funct
PMID 36029874 Maternal safflower oil consumption improve reflex maturation, memory and reduces
J Affect Disord
PMID 36332390 Carthami flos extract against carbon tetrachloride-induced liver fibrosis via al
Phytomedicine
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