Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | 紅花 |
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| Formal name | 紅花 | |
| Japanese name | こうか, Kōka | |
| Vernacular name | Honghwa | |
| Latin name | Carthami Flos (JP), (CP) | |
| English name | Safflower (JP), (CP) | |
| Original plant name | Carthamus tinctorius L., (Benibana) | |
| Family name | Compositae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | flower |
| Collection information | Republic of Korea | |
| TMPW No. | 4402 | |
Scientific information data base
| Common name | 紅花, Honghua, Carthami Flos (JP18, CP2020), Safflower (JP18), (CP2020) | |||||
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| Synonyms | 草紅花 | |||||
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| Original plant name | Carthamus tinctorius Linn., (Benibana) | |||||
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| Family name | Compositae | |||||
| Used part | tubulous flower | |||||
| Quality for selection | Good Honghua is fresh and cherry red. (TN) | |||||
| Official compendium | JP XVIII, CP (2020 ed.) | |||||
| Clinical application | For inducing menstruation and removing blood stasis, Honghua is applied for abdominal pain, gynecologic disorder, hematogenous disorders such as poor circulation and menopausal disorders. | |||||
| Medical system | Traditional Chinese medicine | |||||
| Drug effect in traditional medicine | Traditional classification | Drugs for invigorating blood circulation | ||||
| Beneficial effect | [Property and Flavor] Warm; pungent. [Meridian Tropism] Heart and liver meridians. [Actions] To activate blood and unblock the meridian, dissipate stasis and relieve pain. [Indications] Amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, retention of the lochia, aggregation-accumulation masses, glomus, chest impediment and heart pain, abdominal pain caused by stasis and stagnation, stabbing pain in the chest and the hypochondrium, injuries from falls, sore, ulcer, swelling and pain. | |||||
| Chemical constituent | Fatty acids (*C1): Seed (種子): Linoleic acid Lipids (*C1): Flower (花): Safflower oil (Oleic, Linoleic acidのGlyceride) Sterols (*C1): Flower (花): Sterols Lignans & Neolignans (*C1): Flower (花): Lignans; Seed (種子): Tracheloside, Matciresinol-4-O-beta-glucopyranoside Flavones & Flavonols (*C1): Leaf (葉): Luteolin-7-glucoside (*C2,C3,C4,C5,C7): Flower (花): 6-Hydroxykaempferol, 6-Hydroxykaempferol-3,6-di-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside, 6-Hydroxykaempferol-3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside, 6-Hydroxykaempferol-3-O-beta-rutinoside-6-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside, 6-Hydroxykaempferol-3,6,7-tri-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside Flavanones & Dihydroflavonols (*C1): Flower (花): Carthamidin, Neocarthamin Chalcones, Dihydrochalcones & Aurones (*C1): Flower (花): Carthamin, Safflor yellow (*C6): Flower (花): Safflor yellow B, Safflor yellow A, Carthamin, Hydroxysafflor yellow A, Safflor-metabolin, Safflomin A, Safflomin C | |||||
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| Pharmacological effect | Enhanced uterus tonus, induction of rhythmic contraction, excitation of intestinal smooth muscle, decrease in the blood pressure, suppression of stress ulcer. | |||||
| DNA sequence | L13862 | |||||
| Classical reference (Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao") |  ※Click this image to see the actual image | |||||
| Disease | Amenorrhea, Menorrhalgia, Intra-abdominal tumor, Dystocia, Fetal death, Swelling and pain due to contusion, Pyogenic dermatosis, Anginal pain | |||||
| Formulation | Anzanto, Katsuketsugedokuto, Kakkonkokato, Kamijokito, Kanrento, Saikosokanto, Jokinritsuansan, Jingyobofuto, Sesshoin, Jishusabiho, Jizusoippo, Tsudosan, Tokishusan, Rengyoto | |||||
| References | JP18: The 18th edition of the Japanese Pharmacopoeia. CP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi. C1) The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. II, pp 100-101. C2) Chem.Pharm.Bull.,40,3355(1992). C3) Chem.Pharm.Bull.,41,1796(1993). C4) Phytomedicine,4,277,(1995). C5) Phytochemistry,31,4001(1992). C6) J. Natural Prod.,56,39(1993). C7) Shoyakugaku Zasshi,46,210(1992). | |||||
| Remarks | Qianhua (錢花) is the flower, being pressed and dried after harvesting. Banhonghua (板紅花) is the plate-like one which is made by pressing many flowers together and used for manufacturing Yanzhi (臙脂, Jap. name: Beni). For medicinal use, the dried one without pressing is high quality. Yanzhi is used for both lip stick and certified color. The seeds are the main raw material for safflower oil. | |||||
| Last renewal date | 2023/04/24 | |||||
