What are the effects and functions of southern safflower

Saffron is a herbaceous plant. In real life, this plant is actually not very common, so many people do not know about it. In addition to its plant properties, safflower can also be used as a medicinal material. As a medicinal material, safflower has many benefits to the human body. So, what are the effects and functions of safflower? In order to completely solve this problem, you may wish to read the introduction below.

Functions and indications of safflower: promoting blood circulation and relieving menstruation, removing blood stasis and relieving pain. It is used to treat amenorrhea, abdominal masses, dystocia, stillbirth, postpartum lochia, pain caused by blood stasis, carbuncle, and injuries from falls.

⑴ Inhibitory effect on the heart: A small dose of safflower decoction can slightly excite the isolated heart of toads and the in vivo heart of rabbits, making the heartbeat stronger and the amplitude larger; a large dose has an inhibitory effect on the heart, slowing down the heart rate, weakening the myocardial contractility, and reducing the cardiac output.

⑵ Experimental studies on coronary blood flow show that safflower water extract and safflower water-soluble mixture - safflower yellow pigment can increase coronary blood flow and myocardial nutritional blood flow; while the effect of safflower ethanol extract on dilating coronary arteries and increasing coronary blood flow is not obvious or has no effect.

⑶ Experimental studies on experimental myocardial ischemia and myocardial infarction show that in animal models of experimental myocardial ischemia or myocardial infarction such as rabbits, rats, and dogs, safflower and its preparations have varying degrees of antagonistic effects. Saffron has a significant protective effect on acute myocardial ischemia in rats or rabbits caused by posterior pituitary hormone; it can significantly reduce the degree of acute myocardial ischemia in anesthetized dogs caused by repeated brief blockage of coronary blood flow, reduce the scope, slow down the heart rate, and protect the edge of the acute myocardial infarction area, thereby reducing the scope of infarction and the amplitude of ST segment elevation in the marginal electrocardiogram, thereby improving the supply and demand relationship of oxygen in the ischemic myocardium.

⑷ Research on the effect of safflower on blood vessels found that: if the blood vessels are perfused with Rockwell's solution containing trace amounts of epinephrine or norepinephrine, the animal's isolated vascular smooth muscle will contract and maintain a certain vascular tone, causing a state of blood blockage and blood stasis that may be similar to that in humans. Saffron can cause vasodilation in the hind limbs of guinea pigs with increased tension and in the ears of rabbits, and the effect becomes more obvious as the dose increases. Saffron can also increase the blood flow in the femoral artery of anesthetized dogs, but it can cause contraction in the normal isolated blood vessels of toads and rabbits. This shows that the vasodilator effect of safflower is related to the functional state of blood vessels and the dosage of the drug. Its mechanism of action may be mainly to directly or partially antagonize the effects of α-adrenergic receptors to cause vasodilation, and it has a weaker direct vasoconstriction effect.

There are many functions and effects of safflower. Using safflower can not only promote blood circulation and relieve pain, but also has a certain therapeutic effect on women who have already experienced amenorrhea. In addition, safflower can also treat bruises and injuries, and the effect is very good. However, due to its blood-activating effect, women should avoid taking safflower during menstruation.