Steinmetz:Bixa

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Bixa orellana

Also known as (or relevant to) Bixa orellana 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