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Saffron
红花
Saffron (lat. Carthamus tinctorius) is a plant from family Asteraceae. The dried flowers of the plant are used in TCM.
Taste, Characteristic, and Meridian
Pungent, warm. Returns to the heart and liver meridians.
Value in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Promotes blood circulation to help menstrual cycle, disperses blood stasis
and relieves pain. It is used in treating amenorrhea, menstrual cramps, lochia, lumps in the abdomen, chest and heart pain, abdominal pain with stagnation of blood, sharp pain in the chest and hypochondrium, bruises and injuries, abscesses.
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