| hong hua 紅花, 紅藍花 fan hong hua 番紅花﹐ zang hong hua 藏紅花 by: Joe Hing Kwok Chu Pharmaceutical name: 英文药名： | Flos Carthami Tinctorii | Latin botanical name: 拉丁名： | Carthamus tinctorius L. Crocus sativus L. (zang hong hua or fan hong hua 藏紅花 即番紅花)
| Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音： | koka | Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音： | honghwa | Pron. in Cantonese: 粤語發音： | hong fa | Common Name: 英文名： | Safflower, Safflor, Bastard saffron, carthamus | Distribution: 分佈： | Henan, Hebei, Zhejiang, Sichuan, Yunnan Those called Zang hong hua (Tibetan hong hua) are not grown in Xizang (Tibet), but they are grown in the Middle East but imported through Tibet (Xizang). 河南，河北，浙江，四川，云南。 稱為臧红花者并非産於西藏，而是産於中東，經西藏輸入的。 | Properties (characteristics): 性味: | acrid, warm 辛﹐溫。 | Channels (meridians) entered: 歸經: | liver, heart. 肝﹐心。肝經血分藥 | Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ | Actions & Indications: 1. Invigorates circulation, breaks up blood stasis condition, and promotes menstruation: rheumatoid arthritis, injuries from impact, swollen boils, irregular menses, pain in stopping of menses, pain from blood stasis after birth. Small amount can invigorate circulation and large amount can get rid of blood clots. It is an important herb in blood stasis therapy and often is prescribed with tao ren. To invigorate circulation, it is often used with dang gui, chuan xiong, shao yao. to rid of blood stasis, it is used with san leng, e zhu, and da huang . 2. measles with blood stasis, color not lively red: use hong hua, dang gui , zi cao, da qing ye
3. angina of coronary diseases: use hong hua, dan shen, chuan xiong, chi shao.
4. thromboangitis obliterans: use hong hua, dang gui , tao ren , chi shao, ru xiang 5. for treatment of enlargement of the liver and spleen. 6.For physical injuries with blood stasis and pain: broken bones, dislocated joints, sprains, and impact. 主治﹕ １：用於癥瘕結塊，瘡癰腫痛，跌仆傷痛，風濕痺痛，月經不調，經閉腹痛，產後瘀痛等症。紅花辛散溫通，少用活血，多用祛瘀，為治瘀血組滯之要藥，尤為婦女調經常用之品。常與 桃仁 相 配，活血則加 當歸 ﹐川芎﹐芍藥等；祛瘀則加用三棱﹐莪 朮 ﹐大黃等。 ２：用於斑疹色暗。本品又可用於麻疹出而復收，或熱鬱血滯﹐斑疹色不活紅，取其活血祛瘀以化滯，可與 當歸 ﹐紫草﹐大青葉等活血涼血﹐泄熱解毒之藥物相配。 ３：治療冠心病心絞痛，與丹參﹐ 川芎 ﹐ 赤芍 等同用； 4. 血栓閉塞性脈管炎(脫疽)，與當歸﹐桃仁﹐赤芍﹐乳香等同用。 5 ﹕ 治肝臟與脾臟腫大。 6﹕跌打損傷﹐骨折﹐脫臼。用于去瘀血。 | Medical function: 藥理作用﹕ | Medical function: 1. Cardio-vascular system It can mildly stimulate the heart, lowers the resistance of coronary arteries, improves circulation and provides the amount of blood flow to the heart muscle and provides nutrition to the heart muscles. Large amount has an inhibitory effect. 2. Effect on platelets It can prevent the coagulation of the platelets thus inhibits the formation of thrombosis. 3. Effect on uterus Small amount can increase the rhythmic contraction of the pregnant uterus. Large amount can cause constriction and spasm. 4. Provides protection for the brain in case of oxygen deprivation. Studies show that it can increase the treshold of rat in oxygen deprivation 5 Lower lipids 6. anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, 7. analgesic, 8. diuretic, 9. immune stimulant, 10. anti-inflammatory 11. anti-spasmodic, 12. emmenagogue (induce menses flow), 13. diaphoretic (induce perspiration), 14. induce interferon 藥理作用
１對心血管系統作用﹕
小 劑量 可輕度興奮心臟，降低冠狀動脈阻力，增加其流量和心肌營養性血流量，但大劑量則有抑制作用。
２抑制血小板凝集，所以可抑制血拴形成。
３對子宮作用﹕
對受孕子宮，小劑量有明顯的緊張性或節律性收縮增加，大劑量可使子宮收縮，甚至痙攣。
４對缺血缺氧性腦病有保護作用﹕
實驗證明能提高小鼠耐缺氧能力。
5 降血脂作用 6. 抗細菌﹐抗真菌 7 止痛 8 利尿 9 增強免疫機能 10 抗炎 11 抗抽筋 12 通經 13 發汗 14 引發干 擾 素 | Samples of formulae: | Painful or blockage of menses: tao hong si wu tang (dan gui chuan xiong, di huang, shao yao, tao ren, hong hua). or use ge xia zhu yu tang Painful abdomen due to blood stasis after birth: hong hua san, tuo hua jian Painful joints, purpura, eczema: dang gui hong hua yin 痛經；經閉﹕桃紅四物湯 (當歸﹐川芎﹐地黃﹐芍藥﹐桃仁﹐紅花)。膈下逐瘀湯 產後瘀阻腹痛﹕ 紅花散, 脫花煎 癥瘕積聚；關節疼痛；斑疹﹕ 當歸紅花飲 | Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕ | | neocarthamin | 新红花甙 | | carthamin | 紅花甙 | | carthamone | 紅花醌甙 | | glucose | 葡萄糖 | | carthamidin | 紅花素 | | saffloryellow | 紅花黃色素 | | saffloryellow-A | 紅花黃色素A | | palmitic acid | 棕榈酸 | | myristic acid | 肉豆蔻酸 | | lauric acid | 月桂酸 | | stearic acid | 硬脂酸 | | Cinnamic acid | 肉桂酸 | | arachidic acid | 花生酸 | | oleic acid | 油酸 | | linolenic acid | 亞麻油酸 | | polysaccharides | 红花多糖 | | nonacosane | 廿九烷 | | beta-sitosterol | β-谷 甾醇 . |
| Dosage: 用量: | 0.5 g to 2 g 0.5～2.克 | Cautions: 禁忌 | not to use in cases of bleeding, heavy menses, pregnancy 出血﹐月經過多者，與孕婦忌用。 |
Addendum: zang hong hua (fan hong fa) zang hong hua (fan hong fa) Crocus sativus L., product of Europe or Middle East and was imported through Xizang (Tibet). it is now also cultivated in China. It usage is the same as hong hua but stronger and possesses the effects of cooling the blood and rid of toxins. Dosage is 1 to 1.5 g in decoction. 附﹕藏紅花 (番紅花) Crocus sativus L. 藏紅花產於歐洲及中亞。一向由印度﹐伊朗經西藏輸入。現在中國也有生產。 性微寒味甘。歸心﹐肝經。作用與紅花相似而力較強﹐兼有涼血解毒之功效。多用於溫熱病﹐熱入血份發班﹐熱鬱血淤﹐班色不紅。 用量﹕ 1 ~ 1.5 克﹐作煎劑。出血﹐月經過多者，與孕婦忌用。 Hong Hua San (source: Formulae of Gynecology by monks of Xiao Shan Bamboo Temple of Zhejiang province, Qing Dynasty) hong hua 38 g, niu xi 38 g, shu mu 30 g, add white wine and simmer to a serving size. Drink while warm. Editor's note: it seems that the dosage of hong hua is too much. Please adjust according to the syndromes of the patients. 紅花散 (出處﹕ 《女科秘方》為清代浙江蕭山竹林寺僧所著) 紅花一兩 牛膝一兩 蘇木八錢生白酒煎八分，溫服。 編者按﹕原方用紅花一兩﹐可能太重。需按病症調整子。敬請中醫前輩指教。 · 偽 品红花一般多以添加雜 质来加重其份量，也有用其它花類 染色後加工而掺入红花中的。
· 雜 质類 ：用净红花加入细沙﹐滑石粉﹐玉米糖稀﹐红颜色及杏黄色加工而成。
· 偽 品類 ：用陈菊花﹐黄連 须等粉碎後染色加工而成。
鑒 別 方法：
1. 从重量上進 行鑒 別：纯净红花（標 準 麻袋）每包20-23公斤，偽 品一般麻袋中加上塑料薄膜，装的較 鬆 ，也会超过25公斤。
2. 從 颜色上進 行鉴别：净品红花，颜色鲜艳。偽 品红花，颜色較 暗淡。
3. 从手感上進 行鑒 別：净品红花，手感柔软，泡鬆 。偽 品手感，觉得有硬硬的感觉，較 顶手，輕 揉後手中留有细微雜 物。
4. 水鑒 別：把本品放入水杯中，加入热水，輕 輕 搅拌，放置一会。把上半部分倒掉，这时水杯底如有雜 物，系偽 品或含雜 。如用菊花染色者，上面颜色会洗掉，露出原形。
鉴别方法取材自﹕新疆大漠生態 有限公司
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