Chakragaja — White Cockscomb

Ayurvedic herb Chakragaja (Celosia argentea) — White Cockscomb. Pharmacological properties: Rasa Madhura, Virya Sheeta, Vipaka Madhura. Balances Pitta, Kapha.

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Celosia argentea is a diuretic and is used for treating urinary stones and painful urination.

ⓘ Information
PropertyValueDescription
RasaMadhuraMadhura (Sweet) — nourishing, grounding, promotes tissue growth
GunaLaghu, RukshaLaghu (Light) — easy to digest, promotes lightness; Ruksha (Dry) — absorbs moisture, drying
ViryaSheetaSheeta (Cold) — cooling, decreases Pitta and inflammation
VipakaMadhuraMadhura (Sweet) — post-digestive sweet, nourishing
PrabhavaMutrala, AshmaribhedanaMutrala — diuretic, increases urine flow; Ashmaribhedana — expels kidney stones

Sanskrit Synonyms

In the classical Ayurvedic texts, Chakragaja is known by the following Sanskrit names:

Chakramarda bheda, Vitunna, Sitivara

Parts Used

The medicinal parts of Chakragaja are: bija, patra.

Main Indications

Chakragaja is indicated in Ayurveda for the following conditions:

Mutrakrichha, Ashmari, Atisara, Raktapitta, Netraroga.

Dosha Effects

Chakragaja pacifies Pitta, Kapha.

It may aggravate Vata when used in excess or in sensitive individuals.

Usage

Chakragaja is used in classical Ayurvedic formulations. Consult a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner for appropriate dosage and preparation based on your constitution (Prakriti) and current imbalance (Vikriti).

Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India (API)

Source: Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India — Government of India, Ministry of AYUSH

Rasa (Taste)Kaṣ¡ya, Madhura, Kauu
Guna (Quality)Rūkṣa, Guru, Sara
Virya (Potency)śita
Vipaka (Post-digestive effect)Madhura 238
Karma (Action)Tridoṣahara, Basti¿odhaka, Saṇgr¡hi, Mūtrala, Vrṣya, Snehana, Medhya, Ras¡yana
DoseCūrḍa (powder): 3 to 6 g
Therapeutic Uses: A¿mari (calculus), Ar¿a (piles), Atis¡ra (diarrhoea), Gulma
Important Formulations: Used as single drug
Botanical Name: Celosia argentea (Amaranthaceae)
Part Used: Seed

Therapeutic Uses (IMPPAT Database)

Source: Indian Medicinal Plants, Phytochemistry And Therapeutics (IMPPAT) v1.0 — CC BY 4.0

Part UsedTherapeutic UseIdentifiersReferences
flowerAnti-bacterial agentsMESH:D000900,UMLS:C0279516, ICD-11:XM8XH0ISBN:9770972795006
flowerAstringentsMESH:D001252,UMLS:C0004110, ICD-11:XM0VK6ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363130
flowerContraceptive agentsMESH:D003270,UMLS:C0009871ISBN:9770972795006
flowerDiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172363130
flowerMenorrhagiaMESH:D008595,UMLS:C0025323, ICD-11:GA20.50ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375
flowerMenstruation disturbancesMESH:D008599,UMLS:C0025345, ICD-11:GA20.30ISBN:9770972795006
flowerUrination disordersMESH:D014555,UMLS:C0042035, ICD-11:GB0YISBN:9770972795006
flowerVaginal dischargeMESH:D019522,UMLS:C0227791, DOID:3767, ICD-11:MF3AISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363130
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leafAntifungal agentsMESH:D000935,UMLS:C0003308, ICD-11:XM83G4ISBN:9770972795006
leafAntiparasitic agentsMESH:D000977,UMLS:C4708129, ICD-11:XM37L1ISBN:9789327275590
leafAntipyreticsMESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7ISBN:9770972795006
leafAphrodisiacsMESH:D001046,UMLS:C0003567ISBN:9770972795006
leafColicMESH:D003085,UMLS:C0232488, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9770972795006
leafDiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9789327275590
leafDysenteryMESH:D004403,UMLS:C0277526, DOID:12384, ICD-11:1A40.ZISBN:9789327275590
leafEye diseasesMESH:D005128,UMLS:C0015397, DOID:5614, ICD-11:9E1ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9789327275590
leafFurunculosisMESH:D005667,UMLS:C0016867, ICD-11:1B75.0ISBN:9770972795006
leafGonorrheaMESH:D006069,UMLS:C0018081, DOID:7551, ICD-11:1A7ZISBN:9770972795006
leafHeadacheMESH:D006261,UMLS:C0018681, ICD-11:8A81.ZISBN:9770972795006
leafHemostaticsMESH:D006490,UMLS:C0019120ISBN:9789327275590
leafInfertility, maleMESH:D007248,UMLS:C0021364, DOID:12336, ICD-11:GB04ISBN:9770972795006
leafInsect bites and stingsMESH:D007299,UMLS:C0021568, ICD-11:EK50.0ISBN:9770972795006
leafLabor painMESH:D048949,UMLS:C0474368ISBN:9770972795006
leafLeukorrheaMESH:D007973,UMLS:C0023533, DOID:3766, ICD-11:MF3AISBN:9770972795006
leafLiver diseasesMESH:D008107,UMLS:C0023895, DOID:409, ICD-11:SA0ZISBN:9770972795006
leafMenorrhagiaMESH:D008595,UMLS:C0025323, ICD-11:GA20.50ISBN:9770972795006
leafGeneral tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016ISBN:9789327275590
leafScorpion stingsMESH:D065008,UMLS:C0238417, ICD-11:NE61ISBN:9770972795006
leafScurvyMESH:D012614,UMLS:C0036474, DOID:13724, ICD-11:5B56.0ISBN:9789327275590
leafSkin diseases, infectiousMESH:D012874,UMLS:C0037278ISBN:9770972795006
leafSnake bitesMESH:D012909,UMLS:C0037379ISBN:9770972795006
leafStomach diseasesMESH:D013272,UMLS:C0038354, DOID:76, ICD-11:DA4YISBN:9770972795006
leafStomatitisMESH:D013280,UMLS:C0038362, DOID:9637, ICD-11:DA01ISBN:9789327275590
leafUrinary bladder diseasesMESH:D001745,UMLS:C0005686, DOID:365ISBN:9770972795006
leafUrination disordersMESH:D014555,UMLS:C0042035, ICD-11:GB0YISBN:9770972795006
leafVision disordersMESH:D014786,UMLS:C0042790, ICD-11:9E1ZISBN:9770972795006
leafWound healingMESH:D014945,UMLS:C0043240ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9789327275590
leafWounds and injuriesMESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251ISBN:9770972795006
leafCooling effect on bodyUMLS:C0678568ISBN:9789327275590
rootAnorexiaMESH:D000855,UMLS:C1971624, DOID:8689, ICD-11:MG43.7ISBN:9770972795006
rootAnti-bacterial agentsMESH:D000900,UMLS:C0279516, ICD-11:XM8XH0ISBN:9789327275590
rootAntiparasitic agentsMESH:D000977,UMLS:C4708129, ICD-11:XM37L1ISBN:9789327275590
rootAntipyreticsMESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7ISBN:9770972795006
rootAsthmaMESH:D001249,UMLS:C0004096, DOID:2841, ICD-11:CA23ISBN:9770972795006
rootCommon coldMESH:D003139,UMLS:C0009443, DOID:10459, ICD-11:CA00ISBN:9770972795006
rootCoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9770972795006
rootDiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9789327275590
rootDizzinessMESH:D004244,UMLS:C0012833, ICD-11:MB48ISBN:9770972795006
rootDysenteryMESH:D004403,UMLS:C0277526, DOID:12384, ICD-11:1A40.ZISBN:9789327275590
rootEmeticsMESH:D004639,UMLS:C0013973ISBN:9770972795006
rootEye diseasesMESH:D005128,UMLS:C0015397, DOID:5614, ICD-11:9E1ZISBN:9789327275590
rootFeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9770972795006
rootHemostaticsMESH:D006490,UMLS:C0019120ISBN:9789327275590
rootMalariaMESH:D008288,UMLS:C0024530, DOID:12365, ICD-11:1F4ZISBN:9770972795006
rootGeneral tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016ISBN:9789327275590
rootScurvyMESH:D012614,UMLS:C0036474, DOID:13724, ICD-11:5B56.0ISBN:9789327275590
rootStomach diseasesMESH:D013272,UMLS:C0038354, DOID:76, ICD-11:DA4YISBN:9770972795006
rootStomatitisMESH:D013280,UMLS:C0038362, DOID:9637, ICD-11:DA01ISBN:9789327275590
rootTaste disordersMESH:D013651,UMLS:C0039338, ICD-11:MB41.2ISBN:9770972795006
rootUrination disordersMESH:D014555,UMLS:C0042035, ICD-11:GB0YISBN:9770972795006
rootWound healingMESH:D014945,UMLS:C0043240ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9789327275590
rootCooling effect on bodyUMLS:C0678568ISBN:9789327275590
seedAbdominal painMESH:D015746,UMLS:C0000737, SYMP:0000457, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9788190595216
seedAnti-bacterial agentsMESH:D000900,UMLS:C0279516, ICD-11:XM8XH0ISBN:9789327275590
seedAntiparasitic agentsMESH:D000977,UMLS:C4708129, ICD-11:XM37L1ISBN:9789327275590
seedAntipyreticsMESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7ISBN:9770972795006
seedAphrodisiacsMESH:D001046,UMLS:C0003567A Report On Medicinal Plants Of Kachchh (Gujarat), ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363130, Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
seedCalculiMESH:D002137,UMLS:C0006736ISBN:9788190595216
seedCatharticsMESH:D002400,UMLS:C0007422, ICD-11:XM6GE9ISBN:9770972795006
seedCoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363130
seedDemulcentsMESH:D065106,UMLS:C0302232ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363130
seedDiabetes mellitusMESH:D003920,UMLS:C0011849, DOID:9351, ICD-11:5A14ISBN:9770972795006
seedDiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363130, ISBN:9788190595216, ISBN:9789327275590
seedDiureticsMESH:D004232,UMLS:C0012798, ICD-11:XM4D06A Report On Medicinal Plants Of Kachchh (Gujarat), ISBN:9770972795006
seedDysenteryMESH:D004403,UMLS:C0277526, DOID:12384, ICD-11:1A40.ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363130, ISBN:9789327275590
seedDysuriaMESH:D053159,UMLS:C0013428, ICD-11:MF50.7ISBN:9788190595216
seedEdemaMESH:D004487,UMLS:C0013604, ICD-11:MG29.1ISBN:9788190595216
seedEye diseasesMESH:D005128,UMLS:C0015397, DOID:5614, ICD-11:9E1ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363130, ISBN:9789327275590, Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
seedFeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9788190595216
seedHeart diseasesMESH:D006331,UMLS:C0018799, DOID:114, ICD-11:BC4ZISBN:9788190595216
seedHematologic diseasesMESH:D006402,UMLS:C0018939, DOID:74, ICD-11:3C0ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788190595216, Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
seedHemorrhoidsMESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.ZISBN:9788190595216
seedHemostaticsMESH:D006490,UMLS:C0019120ISBN:9789327275590
seedLung diseasesMESH:D008171,UMLS:C0024115, DOID:850, ICD-11:CB40.YISBN:9770972795006
seedMenstruation disturbancesMESH:D008599,UMLS:C0025345, ICD-11:GA20.30ISBN:9770972795006
seedPainMESH:D010146,UMLS:C0030193, ICD-11:MG3ZISBN:9788172361266
seedGeneral tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016ISBN:9788172363130, ISBN:9789327275590
seedScurvyMESH:D012614,UMLS:C0036474, DOID:13724, ICD-11:5B56.0ISBN:9789327275590
seedSeminal vesiclesMESH:D012669,UMLS:C0036628ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
seedSplenic diseasesMESH:D013158,UMLS:C0037997, DOID:2529, ICD-11:3B8ZISBN:9788190595216
seedStomatitisMESH:D013280,UMLS:C0038362, DOID:9637, ICD-11:DA01ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9789327275590
seedStomatitis, aphthousMESH:D013281,UMLS:C0038363, DOID:9663, ICD-11:DA01.10ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266, Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
seedUrinary bladder diseasesMESH:D001745,UMLS:C0005686, DOID:365ISBN:9788190595216
seedUrination disordersMESH:D014555,UMLS:C0042035, ICD-11:GB0YISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172363130
seedUterine diseasesMESH:D014591,UMLS:C0042131, DOID:345, ICD-11:GA1YISBN:9770972795006
seedWound healingMESH:D014945,UMLS:C0043240ISBN:9789327275590
seedDisorder of ovaryUMLS:C0029928ISBN:9770972795006
seedCooling effect on bodyUMLS:C0678568ISBN:9789327275590
stemAnti-bacterial agentsMESH:D000900,UMLS:C0279516, ICD-11:XM8XH0ISBN:9789327275590
stemAntiparasitic agentsMESH:D000977,UMLS:C4708129, ICD-11:XM37L1ISBN:9789327275590
stemDiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9789327275590
stemDysenteryMESH:D004403,UMLS:C0277526, DOID:12384, ICD-11:1A40.ZISBN:9789327275590
stemEye diseasesMESH:D005128,UMLS:C0015397, DOID:5614, ICD-11:9E1ZISBN:9789327275590
stemHemostaticsMESH:D006490,UMLS:C0019120ISBN:9789327275590
stemGeneral tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016ISBN:9789327275590
stemScurvyMESH:D012614,UMLS:C0036474, DOID:13724, ICD-11:5B56.0ISBN:9789327275590
stemStomatitisMESH:D013280,UMLS:C0038362, DOID:9637, ICD-11:DA01ISBN:9789327275590
stemWound healingMESH:D014945,UMLS:C0043240ISBN:9789327275590
stemCooling effect on bodyUMLS:C0678568ISBN:9789327275590
whole plantWounds and injuriesMESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251A Report On Medicinal Plants Of Kachchh (Gujarat)
Antifungal agentsMESH:D000935,UMLS:C0003308, ICD-11:XM83G4ISBN:9770972795006
Anti-inflammatory agentsMESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1ISBN:9770972795006
Antiprotozoal agentsMESH:D000981,UMLS:C0003416, ICD-11:XM4393ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
AphrodisiacsMESH:D001046,UMLS:C0003567ISBN:9770972795006
AsthmaMESH:D001249,UMLS:C0004096, DOID:2841, ICD-11:CA23ISBN:9770972795006
CoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9770972795006
DiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9770972795006
Eye diseasesMESH:D005128,UMLS:C0015397, DOID:5614, ICD-11:9E1ZISBN:9770972795006
Hematologic diseasesMESH:D006402,UMLS:C0018939, DOID:74, ICD-11:3C0ZA Report On Medicinal Plants Of Kachchh (Gujarat), ISBN:9770972795006
HypothermiaMESH:D007035,UMLS:C0020672, ICD-11:NF02ISBN:9770972795006
LithiasisMESH:D020347,UMLS:C0023869ISBN:9770972795006
Mouth diseasesMESH:D009059,UMLS:C0026636, DOID:403A Report On Medicinal Plants Of Kachchh (Gujarat)
NeoplasmsMESH:D009369,UMLS:C0027651, DOID:162, ICD-11:2E2ZISBN:9770972795006
ParasympatholyticsMESH:D010276,UMLS:C0030511, ICD-11:XM3A77ISBN:9788172360481
Stomatitis, aphthousMESH:D013281,UMLS:C0038363, DOID:9663, ICD-11:DA01.10ISBN:9770972795006
UlcerMESH:D014456,UMLS:C0041582ISBN:9788172362089
Urinary bladder calculiMESH:D001744,UMLS:C0005683, ICD-11:GB71.0ISBN:9770972795006
Vision disordersMESH:D014786,UMLS:C0042790, ICD-11:9E1ZISBN:9770972795006
Wounds and injuriesMESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251ISBN:9770972795006