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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:35:30.985799+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
  <source-url>https://bencaoindex.com/</source-url>
  <canonical>https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/zang-hong-hua/</canonical>
  <licence>Free to use and republish with visible attribution and a link back to the source page. The catalogue is a reference work and is knowingly incomplete; nothing in it is medical advice.</licence>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">zàng hóng huā</name>
    <name type="chinese">藏红花</name>
    <name type="latin">Stigma Croci</name>
    <name type="english">Tibetan saffron</name>
  </names>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Invigorates Blood, dispels stasis and promotes menstruation</summary>
      <indication>Absent periods from Blood stasis</indication>
      <indication>Lochia retained after childbirth</indication>
      <indication>A stifling, full feeling in the chest and diaphragm brought on by emotional distress</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Cools Blood and resolves toxicity</summary>
      <indication>High fever with a pale red maculopapular rash</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Calms the Shen (associated use)</summary>
      <indication>Low mood, by long-standing association</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
