Carthamus tinctorius L.

 
  • Family : ASTERACEAE
    (Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Compositae
  • Synonym(s) : Calcitrapa tinctoria (L.) Röhl.; Carduus tinctorius (L.) Falk; Carthamus glaber Burm.f.; Carthamus tinctorius var. spinosus Kitam.; Centaurea carthamus E.H.L.Krause
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Carthamus tinctorius L.
  • Common name : Safflower, Dyers' saffron, False saffron
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kusum (Hindi)
    • Kusumlei (Manipuri)
    • Kusumba (Tamil)
    • Gul rang (Urdu)
    • Tella kusalu (Telugu)
    • Kusum (Oria)
    • Kusum-phul, Kusum (Assamese)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Widely cultivated, occasionally naturalized in saline and alkaline soils in dry and cold conditions
  • Comments / notes : Safflower tea produces strong perspiration and has thus been used for colds and related ailments. It has also been used at times for its soothing effect in cases of hysteria, such as that associated with chlorosis. Powdered seeds made into a poultice used to ally inflammation of the womb after child birth. Flowers of this herb is useful for jaundice.
  • Flower, Fruit : May-November
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, China, Iran, Nicaragua, Turkey
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 153
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Carthamus tinctorius. Downloaded on 8 December 2024.

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