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Latin pharmacognostic name: Celosiae Cristatae Flos

Alternate Chinese names: 鸡冠 jī guān; 鸡冠头 jī guān tóu

Kingdom: Plant

Origin (other sources): Celosia cristata L.*

Use: Medicinal

Category: Blood-stanching agents / Blood-cooling blood-stanching agents

Properties: Sweet and astringent; cool; nontoxic*.

Channel entry: Liver and large intestine channels.*

Indications:

• Cools the blood and stanches bleeding: Vomiting of blood (blood ejection); coughing of blood; blood strangury; flooding.
• Checks vaginal discharge and diarrhea: Red and white vaginal discharge; diarrhea; red and white dysentery.

  Dosage & Method: Oral: Decoct (4.5–9g); use in pills and powders. Topical: Decoct as a wash or steam-wash.

  Product Description: This is a short-stemmed inflorescence, which has the appearance of a cock's crest. The upper part, usually reddish brown in color, is composed of glandular hairs, which are small buds. The lower part comprises dense flowers, each with grayish-white membranous bracts and perianths. The capsules are split and the seeds are kidney-shaped, black, and shiny.

  Etymology: The literal meaning of the Chinese name jī guān huā 鸡冠花 is identical to that of the English name cockscomb.

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