Safflower
Posted by admin on Apr 15, 2008
Safflower is an annual shrub. It grows from 2 to 3 feet high, with its glabrous branching stem, bearing oblong, lanceolate leaves with small spiny teeth. The flowers are orange-yellow, in a flower head. The seeds are white, shining, in little shell-form. The seeds yield oil for culinary purposes.
Herbal use
- Safflower is promotes flow of urine.
- It is used as a laxative.
- It is used for measles, fever and eruptive skin diseases.
- Sometimes used to soothe hysteria.
- It used for colds and coughs.
Instructions
- In home treatment, the flowers are used for children’s complaints like measles, fever and eruptive skin diseases.
- Taken hot, the tea made from flower petals is recommended for colds, coughs and similar ailments. It is also beneficial in restoring menstrual problems and sometimes used to soothe hysteria.
Major parts used
The flowers.