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Carthamus tinctorius

Common Name
Kesumba; Yao Hua; Huang Lan; Qurtum; Hung Hua; Beni-Bana; Kasumba; Azafran; Alazor; Habb Et Quirthim; E'Sfer; Hung Lan Hua

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Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Stimulant China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Stimulant Elsewhere *
Sudorific Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Sudorific US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Trauma China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Tumor Algeria Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Tumor Venezuela Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Uterotonic China Li, C.P. 1974. Chinese Herbal Medicine. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-732.
Wound China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Wound China Li, C.P. 1974. Chinese Herbal Medicine. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-732.