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活血通经，散瘀止痛
增强活血通经之功
煎服3–10g。小剂量(1.5–3g)养血和血；中剂量(3–6g)活血调经；大剂量(9–15g)破血逐瘀。
For educational reference only — not medical advice.
红花（Carthamus tinctorius）主含羟基红花黄色素 A 等醌式查尔酮色素，药理示其扩张冠脉、抗血小板、抗血栓、抗炎与改善微循环作用。
Honghua (Carthamus tinctorius) contains quinochalcone pigments, chiefly hydroxysafflor yellow A; pharmacology shows coronary vasodilation, antiplatelet, antithrombotic, anti-inflammatory and microcirculation-improving effects.
《中国药典》以羟基红花黄色素 A 作为含量测定指标；红花注射液与红花黄色素注射液用于心脑血管疾病。
Chinese Pharmacopoeia uses HSYA as assay marker; honghua injection and safflower yellow injection used for cardiovascular-cerebrovascular disease.
具活血作用，孕妇禁用；与抗凝抗血小板药合用需警惕出血风险。
Blood-moving action contraindicates pregnancy; caution with anticoagulant/antiplatelet drugs for bleeding risk.
小剂量活血，大剂量破血；与桃仁为经典活血药对。
Small doses invigorate blood, large doses break stasis; classical pair with taoren.
This section is provided for academic reference only and does not constitute medical advice.
Documented interactions exist with the following Western drug classes. Click to view mechanism, severity, and clinical recommendations.
孕妇忌用。月经过多及有出血倾向者慎用或忌用。无瘀血者不宜。
辛温行散，孕妇绝对禁用，误服可致流产。月经过多、出血倾向、溃疡病及消化道出血者禁用。与抗凝药物合用可增加出血风险。过量可致月经过多、崩漏。
红花古名红蓝花，《神农本草经》未载，《开宝本草》始录；《金匮要略》已有红蓝花酒方治妇人腹中刺痛。
@misc{bencaodian-hong-hua,
author = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
title = {Hóng Huā 红花 (Safflower) — Carthami Flos},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
url = {https://bencaodian.org/en/herbs/hong-hua},
urldate = {2026-04-09},
note = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}