Steinmetz:Bixa

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Bixa orellana

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Bixaceae
English Names
  • Annatto shrub
Natural Habitat
  • Brazil
  • Venezuela
  • cultivated in India
Part(s) Used
  • Semen Orleanae (the pulp of the seeds)
Constituent(s)
  • Orlean = Annatto
  • bixin (colouring matter)
Action
  • the orange-red colouring matter
  • which surrounds the seed: astringent
  • styptic
  • colouring and dyeing agent. The seeds are sometimes substituted for the dried flowers of Carthamus tinctorius
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