Can I use safflower instead of saffron? What's the difference between them?

Saffron, a Chinese herbal medicine, has many benefits to human body if used properly, and has the effects of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis and relieving pain. However, although saffron is good, it is not suitable for everyone. Let's talk about some knowledge about saffron.

I. Functions, Side Effects and Taboos of Crocus sativus

1, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis

After being used as medicine, crocus sativus plays an important role in promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Usually can be used to treat irregular menstruation, blood stasis, postpartum lochia and other common diseases, with excellent therapeutic effect. In addition, people can also use saffron for treatment when they are injured from falls or have congestion and swelling, and the treatment effect is particularly good.

Step 2 calm down and calm your nerves

Crocus sativus contains a certain amount of carotene, crocin, crocin and a lot of volatile oil. These substances are natural medicinal ingredients, which can directly act on human nerves, calm and soothe the nerves, regulate emotions, and also play an important role in relieving depression and calming the nerves.

3. Edible efficacy

Crocus sativus can not only be used as medicine, but also be used as health food for people to eat. It can promote human metabolism, tonify qi and blood, prevent and relieve anemia and physical weakness, and is of great benefit to improving human quality. Although saffron is a good medicine, it also has some side effects. Clinically, it is found that people without qi stagnation and blood stasis are very easy to break blood if they take saffron regularly. In addition, because saffron can promote abortion, pregnant and pregnant women should also avoid taking saffron. In addition, people with sensitive physique should also avoid taking saffron in their lives to avoid inducing allergic urticaria.

Second, the difference between saffron and safflower

1, botanical differences

Botanically, crocus sativus and Carthamus tinctorius are not the same family and genus. Crocus sativus, also known as crocus sativus and crocus spinosa, belongs to Compositae.

2, the price difference

The price difference between saffron and safflower is hundreds or even thousands of times. The market transaction price of saffron medicinal materials has been stable at RMB 0/0000-15000 per kilogram. Safflower is a common Chinese herbal medicine, and its market price is only about 20 yuan per kilogram.

3. Differences in efficacy

Crocus sativus and safflower (Crocus sativus) are not of the same grade in efficacy. Crocus sativus has the effects of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, cooling blood, detoxicating, relieving depression and calming the nerves. The function of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) is similar to that of crocus sativus in some aspects, such as promoting blood circulation and dredging channels, nourishing blood and removing spots, reducing swelling and relieving pain. But at the same dose, the efficacy of saffron is many times that of safflower.

What are the functions and taboos of saffron, as well as the functions and functions of saffron, have been introduced in detail above. It is worth reminding that because there are many fake saffron on the market, I suggest you pay more attention and identify it carefully when buying saffron. It is recommended to choose "Itakant" for high-quality saffron. Itakant saffron is selected from first-hand Iranian high-quality sources. Pure red stigma and filaments are thick and long, with good quality, without adding other substances, healthy and safe. In addition, Yikangde is an old brand of 10, and Taobao has a good reputation. Everyone is recommending to their friends. Of course, different people have different views on brands, and everyone can choose according to their own preferences.