Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Centaurea calcitrapa
Scientific Name and Description
Carthamus tinctorius L.
Centaurea calcitrapa L
Centaurea calcitrapa L
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Calcitrapa tinctoria Roehl.
Calcitrapa tinctoria Röhl.
Carduus tinctorius (L.) Falk
Carduus tinctorius Ehrh.
Carthamus glaber Burm.f.
Carthamus tinctorius var. albus Alef.
Carthamus tinctorius var. croceus Alef.
Carthamus tinctorius var. flavus Alef.
Carthamus tinctorius var. spinosus Kitam.
Carthamus tinctorius var. tinctorius
Centaurea carthamus E.H.L.Krause
Carthamus tinctorius
Calcitrapa tinctoria Röhl.
Carduus tinctorius (L.) Falk
Carduus tinctorius Ehrh.
Carthamus glaber Burm.f.
Carthamus tinctorius var. albus Alef.
Carthamus tinctorius var. croceus Alef.
Carthamus tinctorius var. flavus Alef.
Carthamus tinctorius var. spinosus Kitam.
Carthamus tinctorius var. tinctorius
Centaurea carthamus E.H.L.Krause
Carthamus tinctorius
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | american saffron, azafran, bastard safron, dyer s-saffron, false saffron, kurdee, safflower, saffron thistle, Wild Saffron |
| Hindi | barre, kar, kar; karar-ke-bij, karar-ke-bij, karrah, kasumba, kussum, kusum, kusumba, kusumbar, Kudirai |
| Kannada | kusambe, kusambi-bija, kushibe, kusibe, kusube, kusube enne kaalu, kusubeegida, kusubi, kusumba, kusumbe, kusumbhi, kusume, kusume kaalu, maharajana |
| Malayalam | centurakam, chendurakam, kuyimpu |
| Marathi | kadaya, karadayi, karadi, kararhi, kardai, kardi, kasdi, kurdi, kusbo, kusumba, sadhi, Kusumba |
| Sanskrit | agnishikha, cusumbha, gramyakunkuma, kamalottara, kamlottama, kukkutashikha, kusamba, kusambabijam, kusumbha, kusumbhah, lohita, maharajana, padmottara, papaka, pita, rakta, vanishikha, vasraranjana, Kusumba |
| Tamil | akkinicekaram, araniyakukampam, ayattira, ayattiracceti, cantirakam, cantirikam, centirikkam, centirukkam, centirukku, centurukkai, centurukkam, centurukku, chendurukam, cilacayacceti, cilacayam, irattakam, kamalottaram, kentakakkoli, kentakakkolicceti, kucumpa, kuntumanikkacceti, kuntumanikkam, kushumba-virai, kusumba, kusumbai, kusumbavirai, paicacattumpili, paicacattumpilicceti, sendoorkum, sendurakam, sendurgam, sendurkam, sendurukkai, senturakam, tumpuravali |
| Telugu | agni-sikha, agnisikha, kooshumba chettu, koosumbha, kushumba, kusmbe chettu, kusuma, kusuma chettu, kusumba-vittulu, kusumbha, Kusumbi |
| Tibetan | le brgan rtsi, le ra na tsi |
| Urdu | hab qurtum, kar ke bijun ki giri, kurtum, maghz tukhm qurtum, maghz-i-qurtum, qurtum, roghan-i-qurtum, roghan-i-usfar, tukhm kar |
| Common name | safflower |
| Arabic | Kukhury |
| Bengali | Kasumba |
| Chinese | hóng huā (红花) |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Tibetan
Folk
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Flowers
Fruits
Seeds
Ethnopharmacology use
Carthamus tinctorius L.
Habit- Herb
Parts used - Flower, seed
Application - Cough; throat problems
Treatment - General
References - Kayani et al. 2014
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Kayani et al. 2014
The Flora of Orissa Vol II Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Wikipedia. 2024. "Safflower." Wikimedia Foundation. Last modified May 23, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safflower.
WFO (2024): Carthamus tinctorius L. Published on the Internet;http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000024004. Accessed on: 02 Jul 2024