What are the effects and functions of Sichuan safflower?

Sichuan safflower was originally a kind of herb, but because of its high medicinal value, it has always been widely used by people. There have been examples of using safflower as medicine since ancient times. Sichuan safflower is a warm-natured medicinal herb that has a very good effect on relieving pain, relieving joint pain, and promoting blood circulation and unblocking meridians. Below I will introduce in detail the effects and functions of Sichuan safflower. Let’s learn about it together.

The role of Sichuan safflower:

Sichuan safflower is a blood-activating medicine and also a pain-killer. It tastes pungent and warm in nature, and enters the heart and liver meridians. It has a fragrant and dispersing aroma and enters the blood. It has the effects of promoting blood circulation, dredging menstruation, removing blood stasis and relieving pain. It is mainly used to treat dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, postpartum blood stasis, abdominal pain due to blood stasis, chest pain, blood stasis, bruises and swellings, joint pain, stroke paralysis, and purple macules.

Varicose veins are of the damp-heat and blood stasis type. Sichuan safflower plus Achyranthes bidentata can guide blood downward and activate blood circulation, while Atractylodes macrocephala can clear away heat, dampness and reduce swelling. Black fungus can invigorate qi and blood, and remove blood stasis and promote new blood circulation. This medicated diet can dredge blood vessel blockages.

Effects of Sichuan safflower:

The main effect of Sichuan safflower is to promote blood circulation and unblock menstruation. It is used for symptoms such as blood stasis, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, and abdominal masses. It is often used together with peach kernel, angelica, Chuanxiong, Rehmannia root, red peony root, etc., and is called Taohong Siwu Decoction. Used for coronary heart disease, it can be used together with Chuanxiong, Salvia miltiorrhiza, etc. It is used for swelling and pain caused by bruises, bruises, rib pain, carbuncle, vomiting blood and blood stasis. It can be used together with peach kernel, frankincense, myrrh, etc.

Sichuan safflower is warm in nature, spicy in taste, and can promote blood circulation, relieve menstruation, disperse blood stasis and relieve pain. Used for amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, lochia retention, abdominal masses, and bruises. The ancients often added a handful of Sichuan safflower when treating blood in the body. Boil gauze bags and use them for foot soaking twice a day. It is suitable for various congestion diseases such as varicose veins, peripheral neuritis, poor blood circulation, numbness or cyanosis of the legs and feet.

Through the above detailed introduction, I believe everyone has a comprehensive understanding of the role and efficacy of Sichuan safflower. Sichuan safflower is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, which has a good therapeutic effect on promoting blood circulation and menstruation, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea and joint pain. Moreover, soaking feet in Sichuan safflower is also very effective for patients with poor blood circulation and various varicose veins.