botanical record · discovered
Cockscomb
Celosia cristata
Cockscomb · Amarante, Célosie à crête, Crête-de-coq, Passe-velours · Crested Cock's Comb · Crête-de-coq · crested cock's comb · cultivated cockscomb
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Java, China, Kurdistan, Iraq, Japan, Turkey, AM, BE
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Abdomen, Anodyne, Antidiarrheic, Astringent
Science studied: AMARANTHIN, ARSENIC, BETANIN, CALCIUM
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Amaranthaceae
Scientific name: Celosia cristata
Common names: Cockscomb, Amarante, Célosie à crête, Crête-de-coq, Passe-velours, Crested Cock's Comb, Crête-de-coq, crested cock's comb, cultivated cockscomb
History
The source record documents this plant in Java, China, Elsewhere, Kurdistan, Iraq, Japan, Turkey, AM and 4 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Abdomen
- Anodyne
- Antidiarrheic
- Astringent
- Conjunctivitis
- Cough
- Cramps
- Demulcent
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- Diarrhea
- Diuretic
- Dysentery
- Dysmenorrhea
- Dysuria
- Flux
- Hemostat
- Leucorrhea
- Menorrhagia
- Metrorrhagia
- Micturition
- Piles
- Gonorrhea
- Blood
- Hemorrhage
- Lochia
- Vision
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Java
- China
- Elsewhere
- Kurdistan
- Iraq
- Japan
- Turkey
- AM
- BE
- EE
- JP
- TW
Documented cultural uses
- Abdomen
- Anodyne
- Antidiarrheic
- Astringent
- Conjunctivitis
- Cough
- Cramps
- Demulcent
- Diarrhea
- Diuretic
- Dysentery
- Dysmenorrhea
show 13 more documented entries
- Dysuria
- Flux
- Hemostat
- Leucorrhea
- Menorrhagia
- Metrorrhagia
- Micturition
- Piles
- Gonorrhea
- Blood
- Hemorrhage
- Lochia
- Vision
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- AMARANTHIN
- ARSENIC
- BETANIN
- CALCIUM
- CELOSIANIN
- COPPER
- FERULIC-ACID
- ISOCELOSIANIN
- MAGNESIUM
- MANGANESE
- PROTEIN
- ZINC
- BETAXANTHIN
- FAT
- ISOAMARANTHIN
- SODIUM
show 3 more documented entries
- IRON
- POTASSIUM
- MERCURY
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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