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'''Common cockscomb''' is an erect, usually much-branched, annual plant. It grows upto 40 - 200cm tall. This species is one of the most promising leaf crops for cultivation in poor or variable growing conditions. It is sometimes cultivated in western tropical Africa, and a few other areas of the tropics, for its edible leaves. It's family is Amaranthaceae.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Bloodshot eyes}}, {{Uses|Blurring of vision}}, {{Uses|Cataracts}}, {{Uses|Hypertension}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Colic}}, {{Uses|Gonorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Eczema}}.
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=Mayurasikha|en=Silver Cockscomb, White Cockscomb|gu=|hi=Gadrya, Garke|kn=Anne soppu, Hanne soppu|ks=|ml=|mr=Kurdu|pa=|ta=Makili-k-kirai|te=Gurugu}}<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:11</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Celosia+argentea Cultivation]</ref>
