Safflower WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Safflower
Safflower is an annual herb which goes by various names including: American safflower, dyer's saffron, false saffron, bastard saffron, Mexican saffron and zaffer.1 Although it is commonly known for its oil, safflower has a long history of medicinal uses. Medical uses include angina, heart disease, atherosclerosis, hypertension, hepatitis, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, Friedreich's ataxia and many other conditions.2
Fast Facts:
- It has also been used for dyes.3
- Was used for many years as a uterine tonic and to ease PMS and other related menstrual disorders.2
- Because safflower can bring on uterine bleeding, it should not be used by pregnant women.1
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Answers.com: Safflower Flower
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Natural Standard (via Healthline): Safflower
- ↑ Natural Products (via Drugs.com): Safflower
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: American Saffron, Bastard Saffron, Fake Saffron, False Saffron, Dyer's Saffron, Zafran, Safflower Uses, Benefits of Safflower
- Last update: Feb. 26, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
