红花·Flos Carthami
Safflower
Hong Hua (红花) is the flower of safflower, a plant of the daisy family, recorded as Flos Carthami. It is acrid in flavour and warm in temperature, entering the Heart and Liver channels. The catalogue files it among the herbs that invigorate the Blood.
| Pinyin | hong hua |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 红花 |
| Latin Name | Flos Carthami·Flos Carthmai |
| English Name | Safflower |
| Japanese | kokaa |
| Korean | honghwa |
Stasis of Qi and Blood causing pain of the abdomen and chest
Painful swelling from trauma
sheng di huang + chi shao + lian qiao
Red, swollen, painful eyes
Postpartum lochiostasis, or abdominal pain, from Blood Stasis
Abdominal masses and accumulations.
Measles with a purple rash; boils, carbuncles and toxic swellings
Induces labor.
Moves the Blood and opens menstrual flow; traumatic injury with hematomas or swollen, painful bruising; coronary heart disease
Every kind of Blood Stagnation, including chest and abdominal pain, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea and painful swollen sores: invigorates the Blood
tao ren + dang gui + chuan xiong + chi shao
Menstrual pain or amenorrhea.
he ye + pu huang + dang gui + mu dan pi
Blood Stagnation after childbirth with abdominal pain or dizziness
huai niu xi + dang gui + chuan xiong
Stillbirth or difficult labor.
gao liang jiang + xiang fu + wu ling zhi + pu huang + sha ren
Epigastric or abdominal pain.
dang gui + yan hu suo + mu xiang
Abdominal pain.
chai hu + zao jiao ci + bai ji li + chuan lian zi + bing lang + e zhu + chuan shan jia + mu li + jiang huang
Hepatomegaly.
Bi syndrome.
sang zhi + di long + chuan shan jia + chuan xiong + chi shao + huai niu xi + huang qi
Hemiplegia.
dang gui + zi cao + da qing ye
Macular eruption.
tan xiang + gua lou + xie bai + gui zhi + wu ling zhi
Chest pain and angina.
| Age | Raw | Granule | Tincture | Concentrate | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any 3-10g; 12-15g = a large dose; 0.9-1.5g when harmonizing Blood; Tincture: 2-4ml | 3-10 g | — | 2-4 ml | — | — |