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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Celosia argentea |
| Family name: |
AMARANTHACEAE
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| English name: |
Common Cock's Comb
Red Fox
Feather Cockscomb
Red Spinach
Plumed Cockscomb
Feathery Amaranth
Woolflower
Wild Cockscomb
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| Sinhala name: |
Kirihenda (කිරිහැන්ඳ)
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| Tamil name: |
Makilikkirai
Pannai Keerai
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| Sanskrit name: |
Shitivaraka
Vitunna
Mayurasikha
Rudrajata
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| Conservation status: |
NE - Not Evaluated - Due to exotic origin
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| Description: |
Annual herb, 0.4-2 m tall; stem and branches strongly ridged, glabrous. Leaf axils without paired spines. Leaves glabrous; lamina 2-15 x 0.1-3.2 cm, tapering into the slender petiole. Flowers green, in cymose clusters; clusters in paniculate spikes about 2.5-20 x 1.5-2.2 cm, silvery pink; perianth segments 6-10 mm. Capsule ovoid to almost globular, 3-4 mm. Seeds black or brown, shining 1.25-1.5 mm.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Leaves and Young stems
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| Treatment for: |
Photophobia
Frequent lacrimation with intense headache
Infected sores
Skin eruptions
Gastrointestinal diseases
Dysentery
Leucorrhea
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Seeds
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Anti diarroheal
Antiscorbutic
Antibacterial
Anthelmintic
Cooling agent
Hypotensive
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