Flos Carthami

NamingHong Hua (Flos Carthami)——Xin Xiu Ben Cao (Newly Revised Materia Medica)The Processing of Hong Hua OriginThe dry flower of annual herbaceous plant Carthamus tinctorius L. of family Compositae.LocationHenan, Hubei and Sichuan provinces in China.HarvestCollected in summer when the flower changes

NamingHong Hua (Flos Carthami)——Xin Xiu Ben Cao (Newly Revised Materia Medica)The Processing of 红花OriginThe dry flower of annual herbaceous plant Carthamus tinctorius L. of family Compositae.LocationHenan, Hubei and Sichuan provinces in China.HarvestCollected in summer when the flower changes from y