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COCILLANA (Guarea rusbyi (Britton) Rusby) +Activities (Cocillana) — Emetic (1; HHB; PH2); Emmenagogue (1; HHB; HH2; PH2); Expecto-
rant (1; HHB; HH2); Laxative (1; PH2); Stimulant (f; PH2).
Indications (Cocillana) — Amenorrhea (f; HHB; HH2; PH2); Bronchosis (f; PH2); Constipation
(1; PH2); Cough (f; PH2); Respirosis (f; PH2).
Dosages (Cocillana) — 0.5–1 g bark 3 ×/day (HHB; HH2); 1.3–3 g for amenorrhea (HH2).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Cocillana) — Not covered (AHP).“Health
hazards not known with proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2). Large doses cause diarrhea, fatigue,
and nausea (HHB; PH2).
COCKSCOMB
(Celosia argentea L. var. cristata (L.) Kuntze) +++Synonym — C. cristata L.
Foster and Yue treat flowers of C. cristata (cockscomb) as Ji Guan Hua + (Pinyin) and seeds of C.
argentea (redfox) as Qing Xiang Zi (Pinyin). All species of the genus are also called woolflower
(FAY).
Activities (Cockscomb) — Anthelminthic (f; DAA); Antibacterial (1; WO2); Antiinflammatory (f;
FAY); Antiribosomal (1; X10850653); Antiviral (1; X10850653); Aphrodisiac (f; FAY; WO2);
Astringent (f; JLH); Demulcent (f; FAY); Depurative (f; FAY); Diuretic (1; LMP; WO2); Emollient
(f; LMP); Hypotensive (1; FAY); UTI (f; FAY); Litholytic (1; WO2); Trichomonicide (f; FAY);
Vermifuge (f; DAA).
Indications (Cockscomb) — Abscess (f; LMP); Amenorrhea (f; DAA; LMP); Bacteria (1;
WO2); Bite (f; FAY); Bleeding (f; DAA; FAY; LMP); Boil (f; DAA); Cancer (f; JLH; WO2);
Conjunctivosis (f; FAY); Corneosis (f; FAY); Cough (f; DAA); Deafness (f; LMP); Dermatosis
(f; FAY); Diarrhea (f; DAA; FAY); Dizziness (f; FAY); Dysentery (f; FAY); Dysmenorrhea (f;
DAA; FAY); Dysuria (f; DAA; FAY); Enterosis (f; LMP); Epistaxis (f; FAY); Escherichia (1;
WO2); Fever (f; FAY); Fracture (f; LMP); Hematemesis (f; FAY); Hematuria (f; FAY); Hemop-
tysis (f; DAA; FAY); Hemorrhoid (f; DAA; FAY); Hepatosis (f; FAY); High Blood Pressure
(1; FAY); HIV (1; X10850653); Impotence (f; FAY); Incontinence (f; FAY); Infection (1; FAY;
LMP; WO2); Inflammation (f; FAY); Irosis (f; FAY); Itch (f; FAY); Leukorrhea (f; FAY; LMP);
Metrorrhagia (f; DAA); Ophthalmia (f; DAA); Pain (f; DAA); Parasite (1; FAY); Protozoa (1;
FAY); Sore (f; DAA; FAY); Staphylococcus (1; WO2); Stomatosis (f; FAY; WO2); Stone (1;
WO2); Swelling (f; DAA); Trichomoniasis (1; FAY); Uterosis (f; FAY); UTI (f; FAY); Vaginosis
(1; FAY); Virus (1; X10850653); Water Retention (1; LMP; WO2); Worm (f; DAA); Wound
(f; FAY).
Dosages (Cockscomb) — 4–15 g fl (FAY); 3–15 g seed in decoction (FAY).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Cockscomb) — Not covered (AHP; KOM;
PH2). Leaves not to be eaten by menstruating women (LMP).