Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Memoirs of the Department of Agriculture in India: Studies in Indian Oil Seeds; No. 1. Safflower and Mustard
The dye occurs in the ?orets which, after the setting of the seeds, are collected as frequently as possible. Two colouring matters occur - a yellow pigment soluble in water and saf?ower red (carthamin) insoluble in water but soluble in alkalis. After the collection of the ?orets, the crop is allowed to ripen its seeds from which kusum oil is extracted. This is used locally, both for culinary purposes and also as an adulterant of gki and of lil oil.
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