Safflower
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$5.00
$5.00
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Carthamus tinctorius
Also known as American Saffron, Dyer's Saffron, Fake Saffron, False Saffron, Safranon, Zaffer, Zafran.
$3.93 per ounce
History: The Safflower plant has been used since the early Egyptians as a fabric dye and as a substitute for Saffron. It is only recently that scientists discovered that a cholesterol lowering oil can be made from the leaves of the Safflower. Today the plant is mainly grown to produce that oil.
Also known as American Saffron, Dyer's Saffron, Fake Saffron, False Saffron, Safranon, Zaffer, Zafran.
$3.93 per ounce
History: The Safflower plant has been used since the early Egyptians as a fabric dye and as a substitute for Saffron. It is only recently that scientists discovered that a cholesterol lowering oil can be made from the leaves of the Safflower. Today the plant is mainly grown to produce that oil.