Celosia argentea. 青葙子  Qīng xiāng zǐ   Feather cockscomb    
PART USED: Dried ripe seed- harvested in Autumn when seeds are ripe.
Nature: Cool   FLAVOR: Bitter. Sweet   CHANNEL: Liver
FUNCTIONS
GROUP: Clearing Internal Heat- Reducing Fire
1. Clear Liver. Cool Liver Fire.[1,2,3] Improves vision.[3]
2. Clear Wind Heat.[1,2,3]
INDICATIONS
1. Wind Heat or Liver Fire:[3] Red eyes with swelling, corneitis, corneal opacity.[3] Cataracts.[3]
2. Rising Liver Yang hypertension.[3]
CONTRAINDICATIONS: Liver Yin deficiency. This herb strongly clears Heat, and also has the effect of dilating the pupils. It should not be used in ases of glaucoma or Liver or Kidney deficiency.[3]
COMBINATIONS
- Liver Fire induced pain, swelling, and redness of the eyes, with Chrysanthemum morifolium- Ju hua and Gentiana scabra- Long dan cao.
- Impaired or blurred vision, with Senna tora- Jue ming zi and Buddleja officinalis- Mi meng hua.
PREPARATIONS:  Dried ripe seed 4-9 g.[1] 3-15 g. Good quality is black, shiny, and full.[3]
    
References
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Constituents
Research

Celosia argentea Linn. leaf extract improves wound healing in a rat burn wound model.
Priya KS, Arumugam G, Rathinam B, Wells A, Babu M.
Abstract
Celosia argentea (CA) is used in traditional medicine for sores, ulcers, and skin eruptions. The present study was aimed at investigating the healing efficacy of CA extract in an ointment formulated (10 % w/w) as an alcohol extract of CA using a rat burn wound model. Wound closure occurred earlier in the treated rats (15 days vs. 30 in the untreated group; p < 0.05). Granulation tissue collected on every fifth day of healing showed an increase in collagen and hexosamine content at a faster rate in the treated wounds. This correlated with the accelerated wound closure observed in the treated groups. To probe the cellular basis of this effect, we investigated the effect of this extract on two major cellular responses; cell proliferation and cell motility, in two key cell lineages, fibroblasts and keratinocytes. CA was not toxic at concentrations of < 3 microg/ml in fibroblasts and < 30 microg/ml in keratinocytes. The alcohol extract promoted cell motility and proliferation of primary dermal fibroblasts at 0.1-1.0 microg/ml but did not alter these responses in primary keratinocytes. In an initial examination of molecular mechanisms, we found that the CA extract did not alter fibroblast and keratinocyte responses to the wound repair-associated epidermal growth factor receptor ligands. In short, we demonstrate a salutary action of the CA extract on wound healing, and suggest that this may be due to mitogenic and motogenic promotion of dermal fibroblasts.
PMID: 15555053 DOI: 10.1111/j.1067-1927.2004.12603.x  Wound Repair Regen. 2004 Nov-Dec;12(6):618-25. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov