Herb in Thai notifiable formulas
Safflower
คำฝอย · Kham Foi
Carthamus tinctorius L
- Family
- Compositae
- Part used
- flower
- Crude drug
- Carthami Tinctorii Flos
- Other names
- Fake Saffron, False Saffron
- In the announcement
- Used in 1 notifiable formula
Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia (THP)
Constituents and quality criteria of Safflower
Summarised from the Safflower monograph of the Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Department of Medical Sciences, the standard used to test the dried florets.
The pharmacopoeia sets no minimum marker content for this herb. Use the raw material quality criteria below for acceptance testing.
Constituents
Safflower contains quinochalcones (e.g., carthamin, hydroxysafflor yellow A, and safflor yellow A and B) and flavonoids and its derivatives (e.g., kaempferol, quercetin, and rutin).
Raw material quality criteria
| Foreign matter | Not more than 2.0% w/w |
| Loss on drying | Not more than 14.0% w/w |
| Total ash | Not more than 15.0% w/w |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 5.0% w/w |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 27.0% w/w |
| Ethanol-soluble extractive | Not less than 11.0% w/w |
Storage: Safflower shall be kept in well-closed containers, protected from light, and stored in a cool and dry place.
Source: Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Department of Medical Sciences (online edition, accessed 21 October 2026)Read the full THP monograph
Formulas using Safflower
1 formula containing Safflower
Select a formula to see its ingredients and indications. Formula names and indications are a reference translation; the Thai announcement is the legal text.
Development potential
Develop Safflower into a product with the TIBD group
In notifiable formulas1 formulaused in multi-herb formulas
THP raw-material criteria6 testsfor acceptance testing before production
Marker with a minimum contentNot setquality is checked with the raw-material criteria
Three ways forward 1Notify a listed formula2Adapt it through detailed notification3Develop a Category B herbal medicine or Category C health productSee the development pathway
TIBD · extract development
Safflower extract
TIBD develops safflower extracts for brands that need a raw material or a custom specification.
See the safflower extract pageK-API · manufacturing in the groupExtract and manufacture at K-API
The TIBD group plant licensed by the Thai FDA to manufacture herbal products, so extraction and production stay within the group.
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We check whether your formula qualifies for notification, detailed notification or registration with the Thai FDA, then prepare the filing documents.
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