What are the effects and functions of Compositae safflower? What effect does bubble water drink have? What harm to pregnant women? (with method of eating)

Safflower alias: red and blue flowers, thorn safflower, Compositae, safflower plants, dry tubular flowers, orange-red, mainly produced in Henan, Hunan, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Xizang and other places. What are the effects and effects of safflower? What is the effect of soaking water and drinking? How do you eat it best?

Efficacy and function of Carthamus tinctorius

Warm in nature and pungent in taste. The main treatment is promoting blood circulation, dispelling blood stasis and relieving pain. It is used for amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, lochia, riffraff and injury. When there was blood in the body, the ancients often added a handful of safflower: when the gauze bag was boiled, you could soak your feet twice a day, suitable for all kinds of varicose veins, peripheral neuritis, and blood circulation.

Nutritional value of Carthamus tinctorius

1. Medicinal Carthamus tinctorius, which contains safflower quinone glycoside, neo-anthocyanin, safflower yellow pigment and yellow pigment. It also contains safflower oil, including palmitic acid, myristic acid, lauric acid, stearic acid, peanut acid, oleic acid and so on.

2. The fruit is called Baipingzi, which contains "safflower seed" oil, which can reduce cholesterol and hyperlipidemia, soften and dilate blood vessels, prevent aging and regulate endocrine.

What is the effect of safflower soaking water?

1. Promoting blood circulation and dredging menstruation and dispelling blood stasis to relieve pain

Safflower warm taste pungent, after soaking water for the heart and liver meridian health effect is very good, after entering the human body has the effect of promoting blood circulation and relieving pain, especially for some women with amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea and postpartum dizziness have a very good effect.

2. Beauty and beauty

Safflower contains a large number of carotene compounds, this substance into the body can play the role of freckle. In addition, safflower can also effectively regulate the body's endocrine, so that the body's metabolic rate is increased, but also can effectively remove excess melanin from the body. So often drink safflower bubble water can play the effect of beauty.

3. Regulating the mind and calmness

Working long hours can lead to mental irritability and duller thinking, mainly due to neurasthenia in the brain. Safflower can increase the speed of blood circulation in the body and keep the body in a state of balance. it can not only relieve the irritable mood, but also make the mind more agile.

4. Depressurization

Safflower soaking water can have the effect of reducing blood pressure. The yellow pigment and other substances in Carthamus tinctorius can effectively inhibit the rise of blood pressure, but the duration is not long, and the blood pressure will return to normal after about half an hour.

5. Prevention of heart disease

Safflower bubble water can dilate arteries, accelerate blood circulation, increase blood supply, improve circulation, is helpful for the heart and blood vessels, and can prevent heart attacks.

Edible taboos of Carthamus tinctorius

In modern times, some people take safflower as a health product for a long time, but they do not realize that long-term use of safflower is likely to produce symptoms of chronic safflower poisoning. According to modern medicine, long-term consumption of safflower will cause serious damage to the nervous, urinary and digestive system, accompanied by adverse reactions such as skin allergy and anaphylactic shock. Patients with ulcers and hemorrhagic diseases should use safflower cautiously, the dosage should not be large, and it is appropriate to use 3g.

Eating method

Black bean safflower drink

Materials: 30g black beans, 6g safflower, 30g brown sugar.

Practice: add the right amount of black beans and safflower to clear water, boil them with martial fire for 4 minutes, then boil them until black beans are ripe, remove black beans and safflower, and season with brown sugar. Take 2 cups at a time, twice a day.

Efficacy: promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, relieving pain.

Safflower catfish

Materials: 1 net catfish (about 250 grams), 12 grams of Sichuan safflower, 150 grams of black soybean, 1 piece of tangerine peel, appropriate amount of salt and rice wine.

Practice: pick up the black soybeans, stir-fry them in an iron pan over medium heat until the bean skins crack, wash and dry. Wash tangerine peel; wash Sichuan safflower and put it in a yarn cloth bag. Add water to boil, add black beans, tangerine peel, Sichuan safflower, yellow wine, catfish, bring to the boil, simmer until the black beans are crisp and rotten, season with salt.

Efficacy: invigorate the spleen and kidney, activate blood circulation and remove freckles, prevent dark circles under the eyes.

Safflower wine

Materials: 200g safflower, 1000 ml low alcohol wine, right amount of brown sugar.

Practice: wash and dry safflower, put it in a clean gauze bag with brown sugar, seal the mouth of the bag and put it into the wine altar, cover and seal, soak for 7 days and drink. It is advisable to drink 1 / 2 times a day, 20 / 30 ml each time.

Efficacy: it has the functions of nourishing blood and skin, promoting blood circulation and dredging menstruation. It is suitable for women with blood deficiency, blood stasis, dysmenorrhea and so on.

Salvia miltiorrhiza and safflower porridge

Materials: 150 grams of japonica rice, 10 grams of salvia miltiorrhiza, 6 grams of safflower, 25 grams of white sugar

Practice: soak Salvia miltiorrhiza thoroughly and cut into thin slices; wash safflower to remove impurities; rinse japonica rice. Then put the japonica rice, salvia miltiorrhiza and safflower together in an aluminum pot, add 800ml of water to boil with martial fire, then simmer for 35 minutes until porridge becomes, add sugar seasoning.

Efficacy: this product has the effect of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis and dredging collaterals. it is suitable for patients with coronary heart disease with blood stasis blocking heart collaterals.

Who can't eat safflower?

1. Those who are hot

Safflower belongs to the nature of warm medicine, generally hot people should reduce the use of hot medicine, otherwise it will lead to fever, and many people use safflower soaking feet, is also the same, body heat should not be used too much.

2. Patients with hypertension

Hypertension in traditional Chinese medicine is Yang Sheng physique. Although safflower can activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis, it does not "induce heat to descend" while activating blood circulation, which can easily lead to a more severe rise in blood pressure after a drop in blood pressure. It is generally recommended that such patients should not use safflower.

3. Pregnant women

Pregnant women are the primary taboo crowd of safflower, because safflower has the effect of promoting blood circulation, it will cause uterine excitement, promote uterine contraction, and easily cause abortion, so pregnant women prohibit safflower in pregnant women.

4. Menstrual women

Menstrual women generally do not need to use safflower, and in the first three days of menstruation and three days after menstruation should be avoided, because safflower has the effect of promoting blood circulation, may lead to increased menstrual volume, excessive blood loss may lead to anemia. However, if the menstruation can not come down, blood stasis blockage occurs, it can still be used under the guidance of the doctor.