The Safflower extract is derived from the Carthamus Tinctorius L. seedling also called Cartamo or Safflower, widely used in traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of cerebrovascular and cardiov ...

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The Safflower extract is derived from the Carthamus Tinctorius L. seedling also called Cartamo or Safflower, widely used in traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of cerebrovascular and cardiovascular disease. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, it mainly promotes blood circulation and removes blood stasis for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties (1).

Food

For the preparation of vegetable margarine, as a food flavorer, in kefir, in baked goods.

Medicine

For the extraction of linoleic acid and as an anti-inflammatory.

Cosmetic

In body creams, hands and more.

Substances present (2):

Oleic acid from 55.12% to 83.26%
Stearic acid from 2.93% to 25.09%
Linoleic acid from 14.09% to 19.06%

Safflower studies

References___________________________________________

(1) Carthamus tinctorius L. ameliorates brain injury followed by cerebral ischemia-reperfusion in rats by antioxidative and anti-inflammatory mechanisms.  -  Fu PK, Pan TL, Yang CY, Jeng KC, Tang NY, Hsieh CL.  -  Iran J Basic Med Sci. 2016 Dec;19(12):1368-1375. doi: 10.22038/ijbms.2016.7925.

(2) Pressurized liquid extraction and chemical characterization of safflower oil: A comparison between methods.
Conte R, Gullich LM, Bilibio D, Zanella O, Bender JP, Carniel N, Priamo WL.  -  Food Chem. 2016

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