Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Celosia argentea
Scientific Name and Description
Celosia argentea L
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Celosia argentea L. var. cristata (L.)
Celosia cristeata L.
Celosia cristeata L.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | cockscomb, mfungu |
| Hindi | debkoti, kokan, lalmurghka, morashikha, pilamurghka, safed murgha, sarwari, sufaidmurgha, sufed murgha, survari |
| Kannada | anne soppu, hunjada juttu, kanne hoo, karadoo, khadaka thira, kolijuttina gida, maaravaadi hoo, mayura shikhi |
| Malayalam | belutta-adeca-manjen, cerucira, mullancira, tsjeria-belluta-adeca-manjen |
| Marathi | kurada, kurdu, mayurshikha, morashendya, velud |
| Sanskrit | barhichuda, barhisikhi, indivara, jadadhari, kekishikha, ksetrabhusha, kurandika, kuranta, kuruntika, kurutah, kuvakutah, madhucchada, mayurachuda, nilakanthashikha, pattura, sahasrahi, shikha, shikhalu, shikhibala, shikhini, shtivara, sikih, siravalika, sirivalika, sirsamanjari, sitavaraka, sitivamaraka, sitivara, sitivarah, sitivaraka, srivarakah, sucipatrah, sunishannaka, sushikha, tanduliyah, vitunna |
| Tamil | cavarcuttuppannai, cavarkontai, cavarpannai, cevalkontaicceti, cevarpannai, cevarpu, koliccutan, pannai keerai |
| Telugu | erra kodi juttuthotta koora, ettakodiyuttatotakuru, gulugkura, gunugu, gurugu, guruvu kura, kodi juttu, kodi juttu chettu, kodijuttu thottakoora, kodijuttutotakura, panchechettu |
| Tibetan | sa ti bi ra, sa ti bi ra (p), si ti bi ra (p) |
| Common names | White Cockcomb, Silver Cockcomb,plumed cockscomb, silver cock's comb |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Folk
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Celosia argentea L.
Habit- Herb
Parts used - Whole plant
Application - Mouth sores; eye diseases; diarrhoea; orally for ovarian and uterus diseases; dysentery; sores; tonic; tuberculosis; stomach ache; skin disease; scorpion bite
Treatment - General; women
References - Madhu and Swamy 2010, Gairola et al. 2013
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Madhu and Swamy 2010,
Gairola et al. 2013
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Celosia argentea. (2024, May 18). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celosia_argentea