Celosia ARGENTEA L.
| Synonym : | Amaranthus purpureus Nieuwl. Celosia cristata L. Celosia purpurea J.St.-Hil. Chamissoa margaritacea (L.) Schouw |
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| Bangla Name : | Shet-murga, Muragphul. ,Soononbom, Kasopai (Marma), Su Sang Sak (Tanchamgya). |
| English Name : | Quail Grass, Cock’s Comb. |
| Family : | Amaranthaceae |
| Disease : | Antipyretic, liver, inflammations,blood diseases, mouth sores, eye diseases and diarrhoea. |
| Description : | An erect annual herb, 0.3-0.9 m high. Leaves variable in size and shape, 2.5-10 cm long, linear or linear-lanceolate, acute. Flowers at first pinkish, afterwords glistening white, crowded and imbricate in close cylindric, blunt or acuminate terminal spikes, 2.5-15 cm long. |
| Distribution : | Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Dhaka, Dinajpur, Barisal, Mymensingh, Rangpur, Rajshahi, in fallow lands. |
| Chemical Constituents : | The plant contains hyaluronic, tetracosanoic, stearic, palmitic, octacosanoic and betulinic acids. Presence of ?-sitosterol, tinosporin, n-hentriacontane, petulin, lupeol, cetyl alcohol, ancistrocladine, rapanone, stigmasterol, luteolin, mannitol, hordeni |
| Uses : | Leaves are antipyretic, and tonic to the liver, reduce inflammations. They are useful in blood diseases, mouth sores, eye diseases and clearing the vision. The dried plant is considered antiscorbutic and cooling in China. The plant is given for menstrual |
| Habit : | Herb |