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[[Image:Celosia argentea0.jpg|thumb|right]]'''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}}.
===Food===
Celosia argentea can be used in food. Young leaves are cooked as vegetable and seeds are used in lapshi - a sweet preparation<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Young shoots}}, {{Parts Used|Seeds}}.
==Chemical Composition==
==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==
===Prabhava===
===Nutritional components===
Celosia argentea contains the Following nutritional components like Vitamin-A, B2 and C; Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium, Zinc<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
==Habit==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Narrow|Elliptic|Strongly veined, 5-15cm long}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Slender|1-13cm|Pink|Rose flowers heads have a metallic sheen}}
===Fruit===
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivateCultivation Details==A plant of the tropics, able to be grown also in the subtropics and warm temperate zones.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>. Celosia argentea is available through September to January<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Open moist places}}, {{Commonly seen|Open areas and weed of crop fields}}.
==Photo Gallery==
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Image:Celosia argentea0.jpgImage:Celosia argentea2.jpgImage:Celosia argentea3.jpgFile:Celosia argentea (Silver cockscomb) W IMG 0985.jpgFile:Silver cockscomb (Celosia argentea) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 7926.jpg
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==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[Chemistry]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 120</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>
<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat">"Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.44, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Silver%20Cockscomb.html Celosia argentea on flowersofindia.net]* [ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0102695X1630182X Celosia argentea on sciencedirect.com]* [ ]
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