PROSPECTS FOR THE USE OF SAFFLOWER (CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS L) IN OPHTHALMOLOGY

Аннотация

Plant materials and preparations based on it continue to play an important role in the
pharmacotherapy of many chronic and sluggish human diseases. Over the past two decades, there has been a very
high consumer demand for medicines and preventive products obtained from natural plant sources. This is due to the
complex effect of biologically active substances, vitamins, antioxidants of plant origin on the human body and the
practical absence of side effects. An analysis of the development of phytopharmacology shows that the most
promising direction in the field of the development of phytopreparations is the scientifically based use of the
experience of traditional and modern medicine.
One of the promising types of raw material - medicinal plant safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L). It contains vitamins
A, E, unsaturated fatty acids and other biologically active substances in large quantities, that determine antimicrobial,
antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant properties. Thanks to these pharmacological effects, the content of vitamins is
promising for the development and introduction of a drug used in the field of ophthalmology.
To this end we have searched and analysed scientific publications about safflower – Carthamus tinctorius. All
studies used in this review have been found using «Google Scholar» scientific search engine and were selected from
publications indexed in Web of science, PubMed, Medline, E–library, and Cyberleninka databases.