plumed cockscomb

plumed cockscomb

(Ben Jing)

[synonyms] Herba Artemisia, Herba Artemisiae (Ben Jing), Kunlun Herba (Tang Ben Cao), wild cockscomb, cockscomb amaranth (compendium), wolf tail fruit, cockscomb, native cockscomb (Jiangsu Zhi Yao Zhi), fox tail, Zhitian Bi (Nanning Yao Zhi), cowtail flower (Shandong traditional Chinese Medicine), dog tail cockscomb flower (Mindong Ben Cao).

[source] stems, leaves and roots of Celosia argentea.

[plant morphology] Celosia argentea

Annual herbs, 60-80 cm high, glabrous. Stems erect, green or reddish purple, usually branched. Leaves alternate; lanceolate or elliptic lanceolate, 5-9 turns long, 1-3 cm wide, apex acuminate, base extended into petiole, entire. Spikes are solitary at the top of stem or the end of branches, cylindrical or panicle shaped, 3-10 cm long; flowers are dense, light red at first and silver white later; each flower has 3 dry membranous bracts; perianth 5, dry membranous, oblong lanceolate; stamens 5, anthers pink, T-shaped; ovary oblong, style linear, red, stigma 2-lobed. The utricle is spherical and covered with cracks; the seeds are several, oblate, hard, black and glossy. The flowering period is from May to July. The fruit period is from July to September.

It grows on loose soil such as roadside, gully, beach and sand dune, and is also cultivated. There are wild or cultivated plants in most areas of China.

The seeds (Celosia argentea L.) and inflorescences (Celosia argentea L.) of this plant are also used for medicine.

[chemical composition] oxalic acid is abundant in the whole grass, which can reach 12.5% after 2 weeks of growth, and then gradually decreases to about 9%.

[Xing Wei] 1. Ben Jing: "it tastes bitter and slightly cold. "

② Bielu: "non toxic. "

③ "Compendium": "bitter, slightly cold, non-toxic. "

Functions and indications: dry dampness, clear away heat, kill insects and stop bleeding. Treatment of wind pruritus, itching, scabies, hemorrhoids, bleeding.

① Ben Jing: "the main evil, skin heat, wind itching body itching, kill three insects. "

② Bielu: "it is used to treat scabies, hemorrhoids and lower hidden sores. "

③ "Tang Materia Medica": "take it alone with mashed juice, and it can greatly treat the fever and sweet concealment. "

④ Rihuazi materia medica: "stop the bleeding of golden sores. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoct soup or mash juice, fresh use 1-2 Liang. External use: tamping.

[selection] 1. Treatment of wind dampness pain: one or two roots of Celosia argentea. Pig feet festival or chicken and duck stew. (Quanzhou materia medica)

② Under the rule of Xiao: Celosia seed grass one or two. Frog stew. (Quanzhou materia medica)

③ Treatment of Sha Qi: the whole grass of Celosia argentea, the rotten maidservant and the Agrimonia pilosa have five coins each. Fried in water and served separately before breakfast and dinner.

④ Treatment of skin wind heat rash itching: Celosia argentea stem and leaf. Fry and wash the affected area with water. Avoid the wind when washing.

⑤ Treatment of women's itching: Celosia argentea stem and leaf three to four Liang. Add water to fry and wash the affected area.

⑥ Treatment of trauma bleeding: fresh Celosia leaf mashed, applied to the wound, gauze bandage. (3) herbal medicine manual of Jiangxi Province