红花的起源与产地变迁

人类应用红花的历史悠久,但关于红花起源地说法不一。红花引入我国后以药用为主,主要产自四川。但目前以新疆为主产区,川红花则难以觅见。查阅相关文献以及红花市场产销信息,并前往主产区进行实地调查发现:把地中海东岸的新月地带看作红花的起源地最为合理;我国红花产地的变迁受到自然和社会的多种因素影响,我国红花产地适宜性及品质评价需进一步研究。

Safflower's origin and changes of producing areas

Human''s application of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) has a long history, but the origin remains unclear. Safflower was introduced into China for traditional Chinese medicine, and Sichuan was major producing area. However, in recent years, the main producing area is in Xinjiang province, in contrast Sichuan safflower is difficult to find. By reading relevant document literature and the production and marketing information of safflower, and having field investigation in the main producing areas, the origin of safflower and the reasons of producing areas'' changes were explored. The origin of safflower is considered as the Fertile Crescent in reasonably. The change of producing areas in China is effected by the factors of natural environment and society. The suitability of producing areas and quality of safflower still need to study further.