Ji Guan Hua (Celosia argentea) — Dried White & Red Cockscomb Flower, 500g

Ji Guan Hua (Celosia argentea), commonly known as Cockscomb Flower, is the dried inflorescence of a traditional herb known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Jī Guān Huā (鸡冠花). Available in both white and red flower forms, it has long been valued as a cooling, astringent herb used to clear heat, cool the blood, and support the lower burner. Its nature is sweet, astringent, and cool, making it a gentle yet focused herb for traditional blood-related and damp-heat patterns.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional heat-clearing and blood-cooling herb
• Available in white and red cockscomb flower
• Dried whole flower, 500g value pack
• Custom grinding service available on request
• Food-herb ingredient for teas and decoctions

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully dried to preserve the flower's distinctive velvety texture and its deep crimson or pale ivory color. The dried inflorescence carries a faint, grassy-floral aroma. When decocted, it yields a light amber infusion with a mild, slightly astringent taste and a soft herbal finish.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Traditional herbal decoction
• Herbal tea blends
• Medicinal congee and soup
• Custom grinding into powder
• Seasonal food-therapy preparations

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Ji Guan Hua is decocted alone or combined with other herbs to clear heat and cool the blood. It is often added to medicinal congee, simmered into light soups, or brewed as a daily tea during warm seasons. Traditional formulas pair it with herbs such as Di Yu (Sanguisorba) and Huai Hua (Sophora flower) for blood-related patterns, and it is also used in food-therapy preparations for the lower burner.

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