红花Carthmus Tinctorius Linn(Fam Compositae)系菊科植物,其花开于盛夏,花冠呈管状,头状花序,为药用主要部分。中医以花入药,主治破淤活血,通经止痛。日本民间应用红花,认为可以减少血液中的胆甾醇,对心脏的冠状动脉硬化,有其预防 Carthmus Tinctorius Linn (Fam Compositae) is a plant of the family Asteraceae. Its flower blooms in the midsummer, and its corolla is tubular and head-like. It is the main medicinal part. Traditional Chinese medicine uses flowers as medicine, instructing to break up the stasis and promoting blood circulation, passing through pain relief. Japanese people use safflower, which is believed to reduce cholesterol in the blood and prevent coronary arteriosclerosis in the heart.