Lianyungang Safflower
Lianyungang has a long history of cultivating safflower, dating back over 1,500 years. The safflower boasts an intense crimson hue that outshines other flowers, even surpassing the vivid red of gorilla blood. In ancient times, it was used as a dye, producing extremely bright colors on silk fabrics.
Safflower is also a well-known traditional Chinese medicine, known for its ability to invigorate blood circulation and remove blood stasis. According to *Compendium of Materia Medica*, it can treat amenorrhea; *Kaibao Bencao* states that it can address fetal death in the womb, postpartum abdominal pain, retained lochia, and postpartum fainting due to blood loss.
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