Safflower herbal material

Safflower

Overview

Aliases

Honglanhua, Cihonghua, Caohonghua

Nature and Flavor

Warm; Pungent

What's Inside

Ingredients

This product contains safflower yellow and glycosides such as carthamin and neocarthamin. It also contains glycerides composed of fatty acids such as palmitic acid, arachidic acid and oleic acid.

Therapeutic Effects

The water decoction of this product has a marked excitatory effect on the uterus of experimental animals, and the effect is particularly marked in pregnant animals; in large doses it can cause uterine contractions to reach the point of spasm. This product can also mildly excite the heart, increase coronary blood flow and nutrient blood flow to the myocardium, inhibit platelet aggregation and enhance fibrinolytic enzyme activity.

Precautions

No precautions information available

NOTE: THE INFORMATION PROVIDE IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED AS MEDICAL ADVICE.