Sichuan safflower also has a name called Caohonghua. Many people only know one, but they don't know the other. Confusion is really stupid. It turns out that safflower is Sichuan safflower, and the two are the same thing, so the efficacy and function of Sichuan safflower are the same as safflower. Let's have a look.

The efficacy of Sichuan safflower:

Sichuan safflower can be used as medicine after drying. Carthamus tinctorius is warm and pungent, and has the functions of nourishing the heart and collaterals, promoting blood circulation and dredging collaterals, removing blood stasis and relieving pain. Used for dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, postpartum stasis, traumatic injury, acne accumulation and macula. Can slightly excite the heart, reduce coronary resistance, increase coronary flow and myocardial nutrient blood flow; Protect and improve myocardial ischemia and narrow the range of myocardial infarction; Red and yellow pigment isolates can fight arrhythmia; Decoction, water extract and safflower yellow can dilate peripheral blood vessels and lower blood pressure. It can inhibit platelet aggregation, enhance fibrinolysis and reduce whole blood viscosity.

The function of Sichuan safflower:

Safflower can improve hypoxia tolerance and protect ischemic hypoxic encephalopathy. The decoction has exciting effect on uterine and intestinal smooth muscle. Safflower yellow has analgesic, sedative and anticonvulsant effects on the central nervous system; In addition, the alcohol extract and water extract of safflower have anti-inflammatory effects; Moreover, safflower yellow pigment has immunosuppressive effect.