Steinmetz:Carthamus

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Carthamus tinctorius

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Compositae
English Names
  • Saff-Flower
  • Safflower
  • Wild Saffron
  • Bastard Saffron
  • socalled American Saffron
Natural Habitat
  • Levant
  • Egypt
  • Persia
  • India
  • China
  • cultivated in Europe
Part(s) Used
  • Flores Carthami (the tubular florets)
  • Semen Carthami
  • Oleum Carthami
Constituent(s)
  • flower: carthamin (red colouring matter)
  • cellulose
  • silica
  • albumen
  • iron
  • manganese; seed: fixed oil
  • albuminoids
  • carbohydrates
Action
  • flower: laxative
  • sudorific
  • anodyne
  • emmenagogue
  • dyeing material; used as a substitute for Saffron; oil: rubefacient
  • edible. The seed is employed instead of rennet to make cheese and much used in India as a purgative in rheumatism

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