Celosia seeds are usually taken by decoction, but can also be used externally as a powdered compress or mashed juice.
Celosia is used as medicine after drying the mature seeds of Celosia argentea (Amaranthaceae), which is slightly cold in nature, bitter in flavor, and can enter the liver meridian. Celosia argentea has the effect of brightening the eyes and eliminating cataracts (improving eyesight and blurred vision), clearing the liver and removing fire, and can be used clinically for the treatment of cataracts in the eyes, dizziness caused by liver fire, redness in the eyes caused by liver heat, and blurred vision.
Celosia seeds are usually taken internally by decoction, but can also be used externally as a powdered compress or mashed juice. The adverse effects of Celosia argentea are not clear, but because it has the effect of dilating the pupil, so glaucoma patients are prohibited. Celosia needs to be used under the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine, and should not be used blindly, so as not to cause adverse effects.