Cockscomb Flower

Originally produced in Africa, tropical areas of America and India, now produced though out most regions of China.

Spike-shaped flower, often slightly flat, fat and thick, with a shape similar to a cock’s comb. 8~25cm long, 5~20cm wide, largest diameter is about 40cm. upper edge is wide, rippled, and has dense linear scales; lower end is gradually narrow, often has remnants of flat stem. Externally red, purple-red or yellowish-white; numerous small flowers grow densely on the center and lower portions, the remaining bracts and perianth of each flower appear membranous. The fruit's covering is cracked, seed is flat round kidney-shaped, black, lustrous. Light in weight, pliable texture. faint odor, tasteless.

Superior medicinal material has lustrous and bright color, large flat flowers.

Sweet, astringent; slightly cold

Astringents to stop bleeding, checks vaginal discharge, relieves dysentery. Apply to coughing up blood, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, hematochezia, bleeding hemorrhoids, leukorrhea with red and white discharge, chronic diarrhea.