Protective muti words red flowers 
 
 
Source: Beijing business today 

        Song dynasty Gu Wenjian the ship window night, there was a woman named xu postpartum was dying, his family invited famous doctor Liu Ri strict treatment, when he reached the gas has a patient and his family patients is unique, but the chest micro hot, Liu Ri think twice after severe clinical said: "this is the disease of blood frowsty, tesco, dozens of jin of safflower can work." Master all come, Liu Ri strict with large pot boiled red flowers, pour into three buckets after boiling, take pane on the barrel, let patients lying on the pane medical gas fume. Medicine soup cold again after heating in barrels and so on, after a while, patients with stiff fingers began to move. About half a day, the patient gradually awakening, out of danger. 
 
        According to records, in ancient Egypt, safflower only aristocracy shall have the right to use, when the pharaoh's mummy buried to dye the external use of shroud, to display their nobility. It is said that the queen, batra also used the flower in the cosmetics. As early as the Roman urban eloth dynasty has as a medicinal, and regard it as a "protective muti" and circulated. 
 
        Red flower, also known as grass safflower, Du Gonghua, compositae. Sex, sheen, slightly sweet in taste and warm in property, authority and by the liver, invigorate the circulation of menstruation, to blood stasis pain. To treat amenorrhea, Ban Dian, dystocia, stillbirth, postpartum lochia, blood stasis ache, carbuncle swollen injuries. Because of safflower strong blood, bleeding tendency person should not be used, and pregnant women.
 
 
 
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