What diseases can the white cockscomb flower be used to treat?

1. Benefits of the white cockscomb plant

White cockscomb has long been used by traditional Chinese medicine practitioners as a medicinal herb with many beneficial effects on health. Traditional Chinese medicine often uses the seeds of the white cockscomb plant, known as "qing xiang zi." This herb has a bitter taste, is slightly cooling in nature, and enters the liver meridian. It is said to dispel wind-heat, cool the blood, stop bleeding, clear liver fire, and improve eyesight.

White cockscomb seeds are commonly used in the treatment of hematuria (blood in urine), hematuria (blood in stool), menorrhagia (excessive menstrual bleeding), metrorrhagia (excessive vaginal bleeding), nosebleeds, red and swollen eyes, and blurred vision caused by excessive heat in the liver.

Scientists have also isolated up to 79 compounds from the white cockscomb plant, mainly saponins, peptides, phenols, fatty acids, and amino acids. The seeds of the white cockscomb plant contain fats and celosia, which are the main active ingredients responsible for its liver-protective effects.

According to modern medicine, the entire white cockscomb plant has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects, and its seeds can be used to treat many ailments such as acute conjunctivitis, keratitis, chronic pigmentary eye inflammation, high blood pressure, gastrointestinal bleeding, hemoptysis, nosebleeds, menorrhagia, postpartum hemorrhage, hemorrhoids, diarrhea, etc.

White cockscomb seeds, also known as thanh tuong tu, are commonly used in medicine.

2. Medicinal remedies from the white cockscomb flower

2.1 Decoction of white cockscomb seeds

Instructions: Take ripe seeds, dry them in the sun or in a dryer, then grind them or leave them whole. For each decoction, use 6-15g of seeds with 500-800ml of water, simmer until reduced to about 200-300ml, and divide into two doses to drink daily.

A decoction of white cockscomb flower seeds helps to cleanse the liver, brighten the eyes, clear heat, cool the blood, and stop bleeding. It can be used to support the treatment of symptoms such as red, swollen, painful eyes, blurred vision, and bloody stools.

2.2 White Celosia Flower Powder

Instructions: Take dried or roasted white cockscomb flowers, grind them into a powder, and store in an airtight jar for later use. Each time, mix 6-12g with warm water and drink.

White cockscomb flower powder can help with cases of bloody diarrhea, dysentery, menorrhagia, metrorrhagia, and nosebleeds due to its blood-cooling, hemostatic, intestinal-tightening, and vaginal-cleansing effects.

2.3 External application

Instructions for use: Crush fresh flowers or leaves and apply to abscesses, boils, inflammation, burns, or use as an external wash.

Applying white cockscomb plant topically has anti-inflammatory effects, promotes wound healing, and reduces local swelling and redness. However, it is important to note that if the wound is severe, infected, or necrotic, medical treatment is necessary; when using it, ensure the affected area is thoroughly cleaned to prevent infection.

2.4 Remedies for bloody diarrhea, bloody dysentery, and bleeding hemorrhoids using white cockscomb flowers.

Ingredients: 10g dried white cockscomb flowers, 10g dried pagoda tree flowers, 12g rehmannia root.

Instructions: Boil the herbs with 700ml of water until only 250-300ml remains, then drink twice a day.

Cockscomb flower, with its blood-cooling, astringent, and hemostatic effects, combined with Sophora japonica flower, which clears heat and strengthens blood vessel walls, and Rehmannia glutinosa, which clears heat, detoxifies, and strongly stops bleeding, becomes a very suitable remedy for cases of bloody diarrhea, bloody dysentery, and bleeding hemorrhoids.

2.5 Remedies for postpartum hemorrhage caused by heat

Ingredients: 10g dried cockscomb flowers, 12g rehmannia root, 10g small thistle seeds, 12g white atractylodes root.

Instructions: Boil the herbs with 700ml of water until only 250-300ml remains, then drink twice a day.

This herbal remedy has the effect of clearing heat, cooling the blood, and stopping bleeding. It is very suitable for cases of menorrhagia caused by heat, with symptoms such as heavy menstrual bleeding, purplish-red or black blood, thick blood, possibly accompanied by blood clots, fever, flushed face, reddish urine, irritability, etc.

When using medicine, even herbal medicine, it is essential to use it correctly, in the right dosage, and under the guidance of a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner to maximize its benefits and avoid unwanted side effects.

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