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Silver Cockscomb
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A Naturalized Photo: Thingnam Girija
Common name: Silver Cockscomb, White cockscomb, Flamingo feathers, Wheat celosia • Bengali: শ্বেত মুরগাফুল Swet murgha-phul • Chinese: 青葙 Qing xiang • Gujarati: લાંપડી Lampadi • Hajong: Dhola soremul • Haryanvi: सरवाली Sarvaali • Hindi: गरखा Garkha, जंगली मुर्गा Jangali murga, कुरडू Kurdu, मोरशिखा Morshikha, सफेद मुर्गा Safed Murga, सिलियारी भाजी Siliyari Bhaji, सिलमिली Silmili • Kannada: ಅಣ್ಣೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು Anne soppu, ಹಣ್ಣೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು Hanne soppu, ಖಡಕತಿರಾ Khadakatira, ಕೋಲಾಣಿ Kolani, ಮಯೂರ ಶಿಖೆ Mayura shike • Konkani: कूरडू Kurdu • Malayalam: ചെറിയ അടക്കാമണിയൻ Cheriya adakkaamaniyan, ചെറുച്ചീര Cherucheera, കോഴിപുല്ല് Kozhipullu, മയിലോശിക Mayilooshika, വെളുത്ത അടക്കാമണിയൻ Velutha adakkaamaniyan • Manipuri: ꯍꯥꯑꯣꯔꯩ ꯑꯉꯥꯡꯕ Haorei angangba • Marathi: कुरडू Kurdu • Mishing: লাচৰ Lasor, মেচৰ Mesor • Mizo: Zam-zo, Zo-ci • Mundari: Sirgiti ara • Nepali: भाले सिरु Bhaale siru, चाँदे फूल Chaande phool, चोया फूल Choya phool, सहस्त्रजरी Sahastrajaree, सरवरी साग Sarawaree Saag, सेतो चाँदे Seto chaande, सिरौला Siraulaa • Nyishi: Sosa yanik • Odia: ନହଙ୍ଗା ଶାଗ Nahanga saga • Pahari: चोटी फूल Choti phool • Punjabi: ਸਲਯਾਰਾ Salyara, ਸਰਵਾਲੀ Sarwali • Rabha: Bun Sorekukum • Rajasthani: गर्खा Garkha, गारको Garko, इमर्ती Imarti, मखमल Makhmal, पिलोवन Pilovan, सुरली Surli • Sanskrit: मयूरशिखा Mayurashikha, रुद्रजटा Rudrajata, वितुन्नः Vittunah • Santali: ᱥᱤᱨᱜᱤᱴ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ Sirgit arak • Tamil: சாவற்சூட்டுப்பண்ணை Cavar-cuttu-p-pannai, கோழிக்கொண்டை Koli-k-kontai, மகளிக்கீரை Makali-K-Kirai, பண்ணை கீரை Pannai keerai • Tangkhul: Haorie • Telugu: గురుగు Gurugu, పంచెచెట్టు Panchechettu • Tibetan: ཀདམ་བཧར Kadma-bhara • Tulu: ಕೋರಿಕೊಟ್ಟು Korikottu Source: Names of Plants in India
Botanical name: Celosia argentea    Family: Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family)
Synonyms: Celosia japonica, Celosia stricta, Celosia plumosa
Silver cockscombs are erect, branching plants, 60-75 cm tall, with narrow-elliptic or lance-shaped, strongly veined leaves 5-15 cm long, and hundreds of tiny flowers packed in dense spikes of silver-white flowers which usually stand above the foliage. They are beautiful plants with soft, dense feathery spikes, produced in profusion. Wonderful straw-like flower when dried. It offers fresh shape and colour to cut flower, or everlasting flower arrangements, with 10-13 cm flower spikes on 60 cm stems. Slender, cylindrical pink or rose flowerheads have a metallic sheen because the individual flowers are silvery-white at their bases. Silver Cockscomb is found in India, W-E Nepal, Bhutan, SE Asia, China, Japan, Korea, Tropical Africa, at altitudes of 500-1600 m. It is also found in the Himalayas and Western Ghats.
Medicinal uses: The flowers and seed are astringent, haemostatic, ophthalmic, parasiticide and poultice. They are used in the treatment of bloody stool, haemorrhoid bleeding, uterine bleeding, leucorrhoea, dysentery and diarrhoea. As a parasiticide it is very effective against Trichomonas, a 20% extract can cause the Trichomonas to disappear in 15 minutes. The seed is hypotensive and ophthalmic. It is used in the treatment of diarrhoea, bloodshot eyes, blurring of vision, cataracts and hypertension, but should not be used by people with glaucoma because it dilates the pupil. The seeds are widely used in India for the treatment of diabetes mellitus.
Identification credit: Tabish Photographed in Delhi & Imphal.
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