Safflower seed is the seed of safflower knot of Compositae, which generally grows in Northeast China, North China, Northwest China, Shandong, Zhejiang, Guizhou, Tibet and other places. Mostly horny, about 5 mm long, smaller than sunflower seeds, and generally pale yellow in color. It is often used for bird food, oil extraction or seed storage, and also has the effects of resolving phlegm, promoting blood circulation to relieve cough, expelling wind and relieving itching.

Safflower seeds belong to plant seeds.

Safflower seeds are the seeds of plants, and safflower seeds are grown from compositae plants. Safflower seed is the seed of safflower knot, which generally grows in northeast, north, northwest, Shandong, Zhejiang, Guizhou, Tibet and other places in China.

Safflower seed fruit type

Safflower seeds belong to fruits, and fruit types belong to achenes. Safflower seeds are usually used as food for birds, and can also be used to extract oil or keep seeds. It also has the effects of resolving phlegm, promoting blood circulation, relieving cough, expelling pathogenic wind and relieving itching, and can also be used for treating female apoplexy, damp-cold syndrome and other symptoms.

What does safflower seed look like?

Safflower seeds are mostly horny, about 5 mm long, smaller than sunflower seeds, and the color of seeds is generally light yellow.

What plant is safflower seed?

The safflower seed is panicum miliaceum. Generally speaking, plants with safflower seeds can grow to about 1 m, with straight stems and many branches.

The leaves of safflower seeds are oval, the head will be a little sharp and there will be no petiole. The inflorescence will grow at the top of the stem. The flower has several layers of bracts, the outermost layer is green and the shape is lanceolate.