qing xiang zi 青葙子 and ji guan hua 雞冠花 By: Joe Hing Kwok Chu
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Pharmaceutical name: 藥 名 ﹕ | Semen Celosiae Argenteae | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biological name: 拉 丁 文 ﹕ | Celosia argentea L. (qing xiang zi 青葙 ) Celosia cristata L. (ji guan hua 雞 冠 花 ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pron. in Japanese: 日 語 發 音 ﹕ | seisoshi | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pron. in Korean: 韓 語 發 音 ﹕ | ch'ongsangja | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pron. in Cantonese: 粵 語 發 音 ﹕ | ching siong chi | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name: 英 文 名 ﹕ | celosia seeds | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distribution: 分 佈 ﹕ | throughout China and south east Asia 全 中 國 與 東 南 亞 。 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Names: 別名﹕ | qing xiang hua also called: ye ji guang hua, gou wei hua, gou wei xian. 青葙花又名：野雞冠花，狗尾花、狗尾莧。 ji guan hua also called: ji gong hua, ji jie hua, ji jiao hua. 雞冠花又名：雞公花、雞髻花、雞角根. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性 味﹕ | sweet, cool. 甘 ﹐ 涼 。 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Channels (meridians) entered: 歸 經 ﹕ | liver 肝 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Actions & Indications: 主 治 ﹕ | clears wind heat, liver fire qing xiang zi: decoction used as drops stops nose bleeding; internal use in heat, painful, swollen eyes, superficial visual obstruction and cataracts caused by wind-heat or liver fire. ji quan hua zi: bleeding in hemorrhoids, diarrhea with red and white muccus, bleeding in menopause, yeast infections with red or white discharge and various types of bleeding. Seeds (zi) and flowers have the same medicinal effects. 青葙子煎劑點鼻止鼻血. 內服用于熱性眼腫痛﹐風熱肝火盛的 白內障。 雞冠花﹕用于痣瘡出血﹐紅白痢﹐紅白帶﹐各種出血。 青葙子與雞冠花可通用。子與花可通用。皆用于﹕急 性 結 膜 炎 ， 虹 膜 炎 ， 葡 萄 膜 炎 ，高 血 壓 ， 鼻 衄 ， 皮 膚 風 熱 瘙 癢 ， 疥 癩 。 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chemical ingredients: 化 學 成 份 ﹕ |
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Modern Research: 現 代 研 究 ﹕ | Being used in treating hypertension 治 高 血 壓 。 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medical function: 藥理: | anti-inflammation. Dilates blood vessels. 有消炎作用。 能擴張血管。. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dosage: 用量﹕ | Per day dosage: seed or flower, 5~10 grams. 每日量﹐花或子﹕5 ~ 10 克。 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cautions﹕ 禁 忌 :
| Do not use in cases of glaucoma or liver or kidney deficiency because it has a strong heat clearing effect and and can dilate the pupils. 青光眼﹐瞳孔散大或肝弱或腎虛者忌用 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Note: 註 ﹕ | ji guan hua (celosiea critata L. ) and qing xiang (Celosia argentea L.) are of the same family but of different species. The flowers with the shape of the comb of male chicken are called ji guan hua, literally means chicken comb flower. The flowers with the shape of wheat sprays are called qing xiang. (zi means seed). They can be used interchangeably. 雞 冠 花 與 青 葙 同 屬 異 種 的 植 物 。 其 花 如 雞 冠 者 是 雞 冠 花 。 其 花 如 麥 橞 者 是 青葙 。用 法 相 同 。 |