Survey of Study on the Chemical Constituents and Quality Control of Flos Carthami

Objective:To review the progress on study of chemical constituents and quality control methods of Flos Carthami.Method:The literature published in China and abroad in recent years was consulted and summarized.Result:The constituents of Flos Carthami are pigments,flavonoids,phenolic acid etc.And Safflor yellow were the effective constituents in Flos Carthami,which were extracted predomi-nently by water.The chromatergraphic technique was used to the control quality of Flos Carthami.Conclusion:More studies are needed on the quality control of Flos Carthami.