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Hong Hua / Safflower Flower (Carthamus)
Hong Hua
Taste: Acrid • Temperature: Warm • Category: Regulate Blood • Sub Category: Invigorate Blood

Dosage

3-9g, 0.9-1.5g when harmonizing blood

Actions

1. Invigorates the blood & unblocks menstruation: for blood stasis patterns with amenorrhea, abominal pain, post partum dizziness, lochioschesis, & abdominal masses.

2. Dispels blood stasis & alleviates pain: for blood stasis wounds & pain, nonsuppurative sores, carbuncles, & dark purplish erythema. Also for incomplete expression of the rash of measles or painful obstruction of the chest due to blood stasis.

Meridians

Heart, Liver

Cautions

Contraindicated during pregnancy.