Celosia Flower || beautiful and efficacious as a natural medicine. By @latifah1

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The celosia flower plant or our area is called the chicken jenger flower has several types and colors as well as has a beautiful and attractive appearance. The plants which are included in this seasonal herb type grow upright to reach more than 1 meter and are very easy to find in the village I live in. almost every yard in front of the house looks this flower plant. because the colors are bright and easy to cultivate makes girls and housewives love this flower plant.

Actually, the term chicken jenger flower for this flower has been around for a long time, probably starting from our grandfather. When asked why this flower is called jenger ayam, they answered, because this flower plant has a flower shaped like red meat that grows on the head of a rooster. The Acehnese call the flower lambeng manok

This beautiful and attractive flower plant that we cultivate ourselves and we often use as a home remedy. how to plant it is very easy. we only sow flower seeds that are old to the ground that have been sown..

Please note that chicken's comb is not a wild plant but a plant that is deliberately planted in gardens and home yards or other places as an ornamental plant. Chicken's comb planted in a large area will add to the beauty of this flower, because we can pamper our eyes by enjoying the colorful flowers in large quantities. It can also be used for refreshing and relieving stress.
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The characteristic features of plants.

Tree.

Has a thick and strong stem. Height reaches 60 cm - 90 cm.Source

Leaf

The location of the leaves are alternating, the leaves are oval in shape with a length of 5 cm - 12 cm and a width of 3.5 cm - 6.5 cm, the leaves are pinnate, the tips of the leaves are pointed, flat edges and green but there is a little red line in the middle. the middle of the leaf.Source

Flower

The flowers are thick fleshy and in the shape of grains, the upper part is broad like a rooster's comb, folds and branches, this flower grows at the end of the stem or axillary, has several colors, namely, purple, red, orange, and yellow.Source

Fruit and seeds

The fruit is box-shaped and greenish red. When ripe the fruit will crack and there are small black seeds.
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Benafits
Research to determine the antioxidant compounds found in chicken's comb plants has not been widely carried out. From the research, it can be seen that the celosia plant is a potential source of antioxidants, because the main content of this plant is the phenolic group, especially flavonoids. Compounds in the phenolic group are compounds that act as antioxidants. Apart from phenolic, flavonoids also have the ability to reduce free radicals.
Celosia flowers generally taste sweet, cool, have anti-inflammatory properties (anti-inflammatory), urinate (diuretic), stop bleeding, (hemostatic), stop vaginal discharge, and explain vision. In addition, it can also treat nosebleeds, coughing up blood, or vomiting blood, bleeding hemorrhoids, bloody urine, uterine bleeding, vaginal discharge, dysentery and urinary tract infections.source

Benefits of Chicken's Comb Flower

1. Treating Coughing and Vomiting Blood.
2. Overcoming Hemorrhoids.
3. Stops Bleeding from the Nose.
4. Eliminate Leucorrhoea.
5. Smooth Digestive System.
6. Increasing the Performance of Body Organs.
7. Overcoming Dysentery.
8. Treating urinary blood and pus.
9. Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections.
10. Clear Eyes.
11. Overcoming Inflammation.
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By @latifah1

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