Function of Carthamus tinctorius: According to Compendium of Materia Medica, Carthamus tinctorius can promote blood circulation, moisten dryness, relieve pain, reduce swelling and dredge menstruation.
Effects on the heart:
A small amount of safflower can make the heart slightly excited, leading to an accelerated heartbeat, increased amplitude and accelerated frequency. However, increasing the dose will inhibit the function of myocardium, reduce its contractility and reduce cardiac output.
Anti-inflammatory and anticoagulant:
Various effective components in safflower can inhibit inflammation by reducing capillary permeability and inflammatory exudation; Carthamus tinctorius contains special SY component, which can obviously prolong prothrombin time and coagulation time, also affect the activity of plasma fibrinolytic enzyme, and quickly dissolve thrombus, and has obvious curative effect on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Effects on menstruation and uterus:
Safflower can enhance the excitement response of uterus, increase the contraction frequency, the amplitude will become larger and the reaction will last longer. In addition, safflower can also promote blood circulation, which is mainly used to treat a series of menstrual discomfort symptoms such as amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea.
Side effects of Carthamus tinctorius: (1) Because the ingredients in Carthamus tinctorius can cause a strong reaction in uterus, pregnant women must use it with caution under the advice of doctors to avoid serious consequences.
(2) Carthamus tinctorius can react with some components in blood, so patients with ulcer and hemorrhagic diseases should use it with caution. As the saying goes, there is inflammation: it is a three-point poison of medicine. Safflower itself contains weak toxicity, so it is not suitable for ordinary people to take it in large quantities for a long time, especially for patients who use safflower injection.