Kusum Flower, also known as Safflower is a plant used as medicine. Safflower is a botanical name of Carthamus tinctorius, a plant in the thistle family. The flower and oil from the seeds are used as medicine. It can be used to treat heart disease, fevers, tumors and other conditions.

Kusum Phool is a popular herb that’s used as a medicine and food. It contains a chemical called pinoresinol, which has been shown to lower blood pressure. Safflower oil is also used in cosmetics and dyes.

Safflower is a type of plant.
The flower and seed oil are used in medicine.


kusum flower is used to prevent heart disease, such as "atherosclerosis" (hardening of the arteries) and stroke.
It is also used to treat fevers, tumours, coughing, breathing difficulties, clotting disorders, pain, heart illness, chest pain, and traumatic injuries.
Some individuals take it to induce sweating, as well as a laxative, stimulant, antiperspirant, and expectorant to aid in the removal of phlegm.


Women sometimes use kusum flower to treat irregular or painful menstrual periods, and they utilise kusum flower to induce abortions.


Safflower seed oil is used as a cooking oil in foods.


Safflower flower is used to colour cosmetics and dye fabrics in the manufacturing process.
Paint solvents are made from safflower seed oil.

How does it function?


Safflower seed oil's linolenic and linoleic acids may help prevent "hardening of the arteries," lower cholesterol, and lower the risk of heart disease.
Safflower contains compounds that thin the blood, open blood vessels, reduce blood pressure, and stimulate the heart.

Applications and Efficiency

Possibly useful for...


High cholesterol levels.
 

According to some studies, taking safflower oil as a dietary supplement or substituting it for other oils in the diet lowers total and low-density lipoprotein (LDL or "bad") cholesterol.
However, it did not appear to decrease triglycerides or boost high-density lipoprotein (HDL or "good") cholesterol.

Perhaps ineffective for...


Birth weight is low.
 

According to certain studies, incorporating a specific safflower oil product (Safola by Marico Industries Ltd.) into newborn formula or breast milk did not increase weight gain or skin thickness in low birth weight infants.


There is insufficient evidence to rate the effectiveness of...


Cystic fibrosis (CF).
 

Early research indicates that eating safflower oil orally for a year did not enhance test markers or the severity of cystic fibrosis in youngsters.

Diabetes.
 

According to preliminary studies, ingesting safflower oil orally for three weeks can raise blood glucose levels in persons with type 2 diabetes.
Safflower oil appears to have no effect on insulin levels or sensitivity.

High levels of cholesterol that are handed down via families (familial hypercholesterolemia).
There is conflicting evidence regarding the impact of safflower oil on treating high cholesterol that is handed down via generations.
Some preliminary research suggests that substituting safflower oil for dietary butter may reduce "bad" low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in patients with this condition.
Other studies have found no benefit effects.

Hepatitis C
According to preliminary studies, eating a specific product including safflower, pumpkin seeds, plantain seeds, and Japanese honeysuckle (EH0202) by mouth for three months lowers overall pain, bloating, nausea, and vomiting in persons with hepatitis C.
The amount of hepatitis C virus in the body, on the other hand, does not appear to be affected.

Blood pressure is high.
The research on the impact of safflower oil on blood pressure is mixed.
According to preliminary studies, consuming safflower oil by mouth for 6-8 weeks decreases blood pressure in persons with high blood pressure.
Other evidence, however, suggests that consuming safflower oil is ineffective for decreasing blood pressure.

A skin condition characterised by scaliness (phrynoderma).
Early research reveals that eating safflower oil containing vitamin E and linoleic acid by mouth for more than 8 weeks can help persons with phrynoderma improve their skin dryness and roughness.

Other Names: Ceylon Oak, Dyer's Saffron, Alazor, American Saffron, Bastard Saffron, Benibana, Benibana Oil, Benibana Flower, Cártamo, Carthame, Carthame des Teinturiers, Carthamus tinctorius, Chardon Panaché, Dyer's Saffron, Fake Saffron, False Saffron, Hing Hua, Honghua, Huile de Carthame, Kusumbha, Kusum Phool, Safflower Nut Oil, Safflower Oil, Safran Bâtard, Safranon, Zaffer, Zafran, kusum flower