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| Product name：safflower |
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English name: safflower
Latin name: Carthamus tinctorius L.
Chinese name: hong hua
Safflower is native to the Middle East and is widely cultivated throughout Europe and the United States. This annual reaches approximately 1 m in height with a single, smooth, upright stem. Its shiny oval, spiny-edged leaves alternate around the stem. The plant produces profuse yellow to deep red flowers. Seeds are produced in August and are enclosed in a mass of down.
History
Although safflower is recognized primarily as a source of healthy edible oil, traditional uses have not focused on the oil. Rather, safflower was originally valued for the yellow and red dyes yielded by its flowers. These dyes have been used for centuries to color cosmetics and fabrics. The use of safflower extract to dye the wrappings of mummies has been reported. Safflower had been used as a replacement for saffron, but lost its popularity because of its lack of taste. Traditional uses of safflower tea included inducing sweating and reducing fever. The oil has been employed as a laxative and has been used as a solvent in paints. |
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