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This book portrays how the commercial development of safflower oil was done, how the different players involved approached the problem, and what can be learned from this that might help in the evolution of other "new" crops.
This oil comes with potentially damaging side effects due to either the ingredient it's made from or the manufacturing process used to extract it. Because these negative effects overshadow the potential benefits, I do not recommend this oil for therapeutic use. Always be aware of the potential side effects of any herbal oil before using.Safflower oil is one of the many edible oils in the market lauded for positive health effects. While there may be some truth to this, there are many potential disadvantages to consider when using this oil. Safflower seed oil is taken by mouth for diabetes, preventing heart disease, including "hardening of the arteries" (atherosclerosis) and stroke. It is also...
Safflower oil is one of the many edible oils in the market lauded for positive health effects. While there may be some truth to this, there are many potential disadvantages to consider when using this oil.Safflower seed oil is taken by mouth for diabetes, preventing heart disease, including "hardening of the arteries" (atherosclerosis) and stroke. It is also used to increase hair growth, treat fever, tumors, coughs, breathing problems, clotting conditions, pain, coronary heart disease, chest pain, and traumatic injuries. Some people use it for inducing sweating; and as a laxative, stimulant, antiperspirant, and expectorant to help loosen phlegm.Women sometimes use safflower oil for absent or painful menstrual periods, or to stimulate menstruation; they use safflower flower to cause an abortion. Safflower yellow, a component of safflower flower, is injected into the vein for chest pain (angina pectoris) and a type of stroke that is caused by a clot (ischemic stroke).In foods, safflower seed oil is used as a cooking oil.In manufacturing, safflower flower is used to color cosmetics and dye fabrics. Safflower seed oil is used as a paint solvent.
An investigation was conducted to determine the extent of diversity and relationships among a worldwide safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) germplasm collection and to find out adapted accessions that can be used in an organic safflower breeding program in Germany. A total of 468 accessions were studied under organic farming conditions at Kleinhohenheim experimental station during the seasons of 2004 and 2005. All the accessions were evaluated for 12 phenotypic traits and three rated diseases. Multivariate analyses have been used to measure the diversity in a subset of 200 accessions and 11 geographical regions. Generally, the study showed that there was a large genetic variation within acce...