Safflower can be used as a diuretic and to calm the nerves and soothes hysteria. It supports the heart and liver. It helps promote circulation, dissolves clots, and can help induce menstruation.
Safflower helps with post childbirth pains, stiffness and pain in joints, and internal bleeding.
It can be taken hot to produce strong perspiration to remedy a cold. Pregnant women should avoid using safflower. The flowers are the part used, their action is laxative and diaphoretic. Also used for incomplete expression of the rash of measles or chest Painful Obstruction from Congealed Blood. Contraindicated during pregnancy.