Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Medicinal Plant of Cocks Comb

Cocks Comb
Celosia argentea LINN.

Commonly known as Borroco, Bayam Kucing. Cocks Comb and its seeds are widely used in Indian folk medicine for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. This study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of an alcoholic extract of Celosia argentea seeds ( ACAS) on blood glucose and body weight in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. ACAS was found to reduce the increase of blood glucose in alloxan-induced diabetic rats (27.8% at 250mg/kg and 38.8% at 500mg/kg body weight).

Chronic administration of ACAS significantly (p<0.01) reduced the blood glucose in alloxan-induced diabetic rats for two weeks. Also the extract prevented a decrease in body weight in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. These results suggest that the ACAS possesses anti-diabetic activity in alloxan-induced diabetic rats.


Followed way for using Cocks Comb as herbal treatment:


Keratitis
12 grams Celosia’s seeds addition with chicken liver as necessary
Was boiled then eat

Hypertension
30 grams seeds was boiled with 1 glass of water become ½ glasses
Was drunk that boiled for two times

Vomit up blood
30 – 60 grams fresh flowers addition with meal as necessary
Cooking as soup and eating

Leucorrhea
Boiled 60 grams fresh flowers addition with 60 grams meal as necessary
Drunk boiled water and eating that meal

Eye cleaning
Boiled Celosia’s flower then screening with paper screen.


Important
Has some contradiction for Glaucoma sufferer

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