Single Herbs Guide
Herbal Formulas & Their Uses
How to Prepare & Use Herbal Medicine
The Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Popularization Classroom meets you every day at 5 PM. Five Points for Nourishing the Stomach: “Less, Slower, Lighter, Softer, Warmer”. Honghua (Safflower) – A Precious Herb Honghua, also known as Zang Honghua (藏红花) or Chuan Honghua (川红花), is a noble flower and extremely valuable. Its aroma can dissolve blood stasis … Read more
Disease Inquiry, Health Guidance, Classic Health Preservation, Traditional Chinese Medicine and Herbal Medicine, Seeking Help When Sick Safflower (Honghua) is a commonly used herb in daily life, known for its ability to invigorate blood circulation, regulate menstruation, and alleviate pain. Clinically, it is often used for conditions such as blood stasis leading to amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, … Read more
Author: Associate Chief Herbalist Zhong Cheng, Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has a wide range of herbal sources, with various types and names. Sometimes, a slight difference in name can lead to significant misunderstandings. Recently, while dispensing herbs in the outpatient pharmacy, a patient inquired about the effects of … Read more
Honghua (Safflower) is a gynecological herb that promotes blood circulation and resolves stasis. There are two types of Honghua in traditional Chinese medicine: one is Cao Honghua (Carthamus tinctorius), and the other is Cang Honghua (Crocus sativus). Cao Honghua was originally called Honglanhua (Red and Blue Flower), referred to as Huanglan (Yellow and Blue) in … Read more
Honghua (拉丁学名：Carthamus tinctorius L.), also known as Safflower, is a plant belonging to the Asteraceae family. The dried tubular flowers are orange-red, with narrow flower tubes that split into five lobes at the tip. The lobes are linear, and the yellow anthers are fused into a tube that extends beyond the lobes, with a central … Read more
Click the blue text above to follow us. Honghua (Safflower) Swipe to see more 1 Also known as Honglanhua, it was first recorded in the “Kaibao Bencao”. Su Song stated: “Its flowers are red, and the leaves resemble blue, hence the name blue.” 2 From the Qing Dynasty, Zhao Jinshu’s “Bencao Poetry” Honghua invigorates blood … Read more
————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– Safflower (Honghua) is a common traditional Chinese medicinal herb and a medicinal plant. The flowers of this plant can be used for medicinal purposes, but not much is known about the seeds of safflower (Honghua Ren), which are the mature seeds of the safflower plant. They contain a large amount of unsaturated fatty acids … Read more
Safflower (Honghua)Although most people may not be very familiar with safflower, it is one of the earliest cultivated plants by humans, with a cultivation history dating back to 1900 BC. Safflower likely arrived in China during the Western Han Dynasty. The “Golden Coffer” from the Eastern Han Dynasty and the “Essential Techniques for the Common … Read more
Click the top left ↑ “Dao Yi Chen Ming” to follow the public account Hong Hua (Safflower) Hong Hua, the name of a Chinese herb, refers to the dried flowers of the plant Carthamus tinctorius L. from the Asteraceae family. The flowers are harvested in summer when they change from yellow to red and are … Read more
Hong Hua (Safflower) is a commonly used blood-activating herb, but those unfamiliar with it often mistakenly believe that “Zang Hong Hua (Saffron)” is of superior quality, leading to the misconception that safflower from Tibet is called Zang Hong Hua. This is not the case; there are two misunderstandings here: first, although Hong Hua and Zang … Read more