Carthamus tinctorius L. is commonly known as Safflower. C. tinctorius extracts and oil are important in drug development with numerous pharmacological activities in the world. This plant is cultivated mainly for its s...Carthamus tinctorius L. is commonly known as Safflower. C. tinctorius extracts and oil are important in drug development with numerous pharmacological activities in the world. This plant is cultivated mainly for its seed, which is used as edible oil. For a long time C. tinctorius has been used in traditional medicines as a purgative, analgesic, antipyretic and an antidote to poisoning. It is a useful plant in painful menstrual problems, post-partum hemorrhage and osteoporosis. C. tinctorius has recently been shown to have antioxidant, analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antidiabetic activities. Carthamin, safflower yellow are the main constituents in the flower of C. tinctorius. Carthamidin, isocarthamidin, hydroxysafflor yellow A, safflor yellow A, safflamin C and luteolin are the main constituents which are reported from this plant. Caryophyllene, p-allyltoluene, 1-acetoxytetralin and heneicosane were identified as the major components for C. tinctorius flowers essential oil. Due to the easy collection of the plant and being widespread and also remarkable biological activities, this plant has become both food and medicine in many parts of the world. This review presents comprehensive analyzed information on the botanical, chemical and pharmacological aspects of C. tinctorius.展开更多
A kind of simple aqueous two-phase system composed of acetone,inorganic salt and water was used to separate and purify carthamine from safflower petals.Experimental results show that(NH4)2SO4 has the stronger phases-f...A kind of simple aqueous two-phase system composed of acetone,inorganic salt and water was used to separate and purify carthamine from safflower petals.Experimental results show that(NH4)2SO4 has the stronger phases-forming ability than K2HPO4 and NaCl.The optimum conditions for isolating carthamine from safflower yellow were chose as V(CH3)2CO=5mL,VH2O=5mL,m(NH4)2SO4=2.5g.Under the conditions,the yield can reach to 99 % for the extraction of carthamine with the partition coefficient K>55.The carthamine product with high purity was obtained using analog counter-current extracting experiment.展开更多
OBJECTIVE:To study the effects of hydroxy safflower yellow A(HSYA) on tumor capillary angiogenesis in transplanted human gastric adenocarcinoma BGC-823 tumors in nude mice.METHODS:BGC-823 cells were injected subcutane...OBJECTIVE:To study the effects of hydroxy safflower yellow A(HSYA) on tumor capillary angiogenesis in transplanted human gastric adenocarcinoma BGC-823 tumors in nude mice.METHODS:BGC-823 cells were injected subcutaneously into the right anterior armpit of nude mice to establish an animal model of transplanted tumors.After 24 h,18 nude mice injected with tumor cells were randomized into model,control,and HSYA 0.028 g/L groups,with six mice in each group.Transplanted tumors were excised on day 20.Tumor inhibition ratios were calculated for the transplanted tumors.Pathological changes and capillary angiogenesis in the tumors were observed by light microscopy.RESULTS:Tumors in the model group grew more quickly than those in the control and HSYA groups,with inhibition ratios of 48% and 30%,respectively.The microvessel count in the HSYA group was lower than in the model group(P<0.01),and microvessel density was also lower in the HSYA group(P<0.05).Pathological changes were more obvious in tumors in the model group compared to the HSYA group.CONCLUSION:HSYA inhibits the growth of transplanted BGC-823 tumors,and its effects on tumor capillary angiogenesis may represent one of the mechanisms responsible for this antineoplastic effect.展开更多
文摘Carthamus tinctorius L. is commonly known as Safflower. C. tinctorius extracts and oil are important in drug development with numerous pharmacological activities in the world. This plant is cultivated mainly for its seed, which is used as edible oil. For a long time C. tinctorius has been used in traditional medicines as a purgative, analgesic, antipyretic and an antidote to poisoning. It is a useful plant in painful menstrual problems, post-partum hemorrhage and osteoporosis. C. tinctorius has recently been shown to have antioxidant, analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antidiabetic activities. Carthamin, safflower yellow are the main constituents in the flower of C. tinctorius. Carthamidin, isocarthamidin, hydroxysafflor yellow A, safflor yellow A, safflamin C and luteolin are the main constituents which are reported from this plant. Caryophyllene, p-allyltoluene, 1-acetoxytetralin and heneicosane were identified as the major components for C. tinctorius flowers essential oil. Due to the easy collection of the plant and being widespread and also remarkable biological activities, this plant has become both food and medicine in many parts of the world. This review presents comprehensive analyzed information on the botanical, chemical and pharmacological aspects of C. tinctorius.
文摘A kind of simple aqueous two-phase system composed of acetone,inorganic salt and water was used to separate and purify carthamine from safflower petals.Experimental results show that(NH4)2SO4 has the stronger phases-forming ability than K2HPO4 and NaCl.The optimum conditions for isolating carthamine from safflower yellow were chose as V(CH3)2CO=5mL,VH2O=5mL,m(NH4)2SO4=2.5g.Under the conditions,the yield can reach to 99 % for the extraction of carthamine with the partition coefficient K>55.The carthamine product with high purity was obtained using analog counter-current extracting experiment.
文摘OBJECTIVE:To study the effects of hydroxy safflower yellow A(HSYA) on tumor capillary angiogenesis in transplanted human gastric adenocarcinoma BGC-823 tumors in nude mice.METHODS:BGC-823 cells were injected subcutaneously into the right anterior armpit of nude mice to establish an animal model of transplanted tumors.After 24 h,18 nude mice injected with tumor cells were randomized into model,control,and HSYA 0.028 g/L groups,with six mice in each group.Transplanted tumors were excised on day 20.Tumor inhibition ratios were calculated for the transplanted tumors.Pathological changes and capillary angiogenesis in the tumors were observed by light microscopy.RESULTS:Tumors in the model group grew more quickly than those in the control and HSYA groups,with inhibition ratios of 48% and 30%,respectively.The microvessel count in the HSYA group was lower than in the model group(P<0.01),and microvessel density was also lower in the HSYA group(P<0.05).Pathological changes were more obvious in tumors in the model group compared to the HSYA group.CONCLUSION:HSYA inhibits the growth of transplanted BGC-823 tumors,and its effects on tumor capillary angiogenesis may represent one of the mechanisms responsible for this antineoplastic effect.
