COCKSCOMB CELOSIA ARGENTEA CRISTATA

COCKSCOMB (Celosia argentea L. var. cristata (L.) Kuntze) +++

Synonym :
- C. cristata L.
Foster and Yue treat flowers of C. cristata (cockscomb) as Ji Guan Hua + (Pinyin) and seeds of C.
argentea (redfox) as Qing Xiang Zi (Pinyin). All species of the genus are also called woolflower (FAY).

Activities (Cockscomb) :
- Anthelminthic (f; DAA); Antibacterial (1; WO2); Antiinflammatory (f; FAY); Antiribosomal (1:  X10850653); Antiviral (1; X10850653); Aphrodisiac (f; FAY; WO2); Astringent (f; JLH); Demulcent (f; FAY); Depurative (f; FAY); Diuretic (1; LMP; WO2); Emollient (f; LMP); Hypotensive (1; FAY); UTI (f; FAY); Litholytic (1; WO2); Trichomonicide (f; FAY); Vermifuge (f; DAA).

Indications (Cockscomb) :
- Abscess (f; LMP); Amenorrhea (f; DAA; LMP); Bacteria (1; WO2); Bite (f; FAY); Bleeding (f; DAA; FAY; LMP); Boil (f; DAA); Cancer (f; JLH; WO2); Conjunctivosis (f; FAY); Corneosis (f; FAY); Cough (f; DAA); Deafness (f; LMP); Dermatosis (f; FAY); Diarrhea (f; DAA; FAY); Dizziness (f; FAY); Dysentery (f; FAY); Dysmenorrhea (f; DAA; FAY); Dysuria (f; DAA; FAY); Enterosis (f; LMP); Epistaxis (f; FAY); Escherichia (1; WO2); Fever (f; FAY); Fracture (f; LMP); Hematemesis (f; FAY); Hematuria (f; FAY); Hemoptysis (f; DAA; FAY); Hemorrhoid (f; DAA; FAY); Hepatosis (f; FAY); High Blood Pressure (1; FAY); HIV (1; X10850653); Impotence (f; FAY); Incontinence (f; FAY); Infection (1; FAY; LMP; WO2); Inflammation (f; FAY); Irosis (f; FAY); Itch (f; FAY); Leukorrhea (f; FAY; LMP); Metrorrhagia (f; DAA); Ophthalmia (f; DAA); Pain (f; DAA); Parasite (1; FAY); Protozoa (1; FAY); Sore (f; DAA; FAY); Staphylococcus (1; WO2); Stomatosis (f; FAY; WO2); Stone (1; WO2); Swelling (f; DAA); Trichomoniasis (1; FAY); Uterosis (f; FAY); UTI (f; FAY); Vaginosis (1; FAY); Virus (1; X10850653); Water Retention (1; LMP; WO2); Worm (f; DAA); Wound (f; FAY).

Dosages (Cockscomb) :
- 4 - 15 g fl (FAY); 3 - 15 g seed in decoction (FAY).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Cockscomb) :
- Not covered (AHP; KOM; PH2). Leaves not to be eaten by menstruating women (LMP).