Chinese: hong hua
English: safflower, Carthamus flower
Pharmaceutical: Carthami Flos
Properties: Acrid, slightly warm
Standard Species: Carthamus tinctorius L.
Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) – Naito Medicinal Herbal Garden, Gifu, Japan (Photo by TH. Tanaka)
Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) – Naito Medicinal Herbal Garden, Gifu, Japan (Photo by TH. Tanaka)
Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) – University of Kumamoto, Medicinal Herb Garden
(Photo by TH Tanaka)