bixa

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Angiosperm Families - Bixaceae Link
... APG (1998) Eudicot; core Eudicot; Rosid; Eurosid II; Malvales. Species 4. Genera 1; only genus, Bixa. Economic uses, etc. Orange dye for foodstuffs is obtained from the outer layer of the testa (annatto, arnotto, roucou). Illustrations. • Technical details (Bixa). • Technical details from Lindley (Bixa). This description is offered for casual browsing only. We strongly advise against ...
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Achiote Photos
... Photographs #2 Achiote, Red Sandalwood & Dragon's Blood Annatto Family (Bixaceae) 1. Achiote or Annatto (Bixa orellana) The outer covering of achiote seeds contains bixin, a bright red carotenoid pigment that ... common coloring agent for margerine, butter, cheese and cosmetics. The spiny red fruits of achiote (Bixa orellana), a large shrub native to tropical America. The seeds contain bixin, a bright ...
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Tico Ethnobotanical Dictionary -- D
... ) DYE and INK: Substance used to stain or tint. Anacardium, Arrabidaea, Bixa, Bocconia, Byrsonima, Chlorophora, Curcuma, Diphysa, Hibiscus, Indigofera, Lafoensia, Dichronema, Morinda, Persea, ... the bowels. Treated with Acacia, Adenanthera, Anacardium, Annona, Aristolochia, Bidens, Bixa, Brownea, Bursera, Cajanus, Casuarina, Cecropia, Celosia, Chrysobalanus, Chrysophyllum, Clitoria, Coccoloba, Cocos, ...
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Tico Ethnobotanical Dictionary -- E
... take for colic and gas. ERYSIPELAS: An infection of the skin with streptococci. Treated with Bixa, boerhaavia, Browallila, Caesalpinia, Calophyllum, Dorstenia, Gliricidia, Hamelia, Hibiscus, Hura, Indigofera, Iresine, Jacaranda, Pedilanthus, Plumbago, Porophyllum ...
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Tico Ethnobotanical Dictionary -- F
... , Adansonia, Allamanda, Allium, Alternanthera, Anacardium, Andira, Argemone, Aristolochia, Artemisia, Bambusa, Bixa, Byrsonima, Caesalpinia, Calycophyllum, Capraria, Carapa, Cardiospermum, Carica, Cassia, Cedrela, Chomelia, Chrysophyllum, ... (C) FUNGICIDE: A substance that kills fungi, e.g., ringworm. Anacardium, Bixa, Carica, Cassia, Mangifera, Thespesia, Vismia, Ximenia. FURCRAEA sp. Cabuya (CR ...
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Tico Ethnobotanical Dictionary -- H
... cancer, erysipelas, and malaria. Harino: Calycophyllum (P); Dipterodendron (P); Pithecellobium (P) Harton: Musa (C) Haru: Bixa (Ch) Hashish: Cannabis (E) HASSELTIA FLORIBUNDA H.B.K. Raspalengua (D) . Fruits of this small ...
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Tico Ethnobotanical Dictionary -- L
... de agua: Eichhornia (CR) Lirio de monte: Sisyrinchium (C) Lirio de pantano: Eichhornia (C) Lisa: Bixa (Cu) LITHONTRIPTIC: A substance for the remobal of stones, e.g., gallstones. Bambusa, Cassia, Cissampelos ...
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Tico Ethnobotanical Dictionary -- N
... ); Cosmos (P) Ninusapu: Clibadium (Cu) Niopo: Niopa (C) Niorno: Bauhinia (C) Nipe: Sapium (P) Nisala: Bixa (Cu) Nisperillo: Ficus (C) Nispero: Achras (S); Lucuma (B); Manilkara (C,CR,P); Pouteria (CR ...
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Tico Ethnobotanical Dictionary -- O
... ONOSEROIDES Robinson: Hoja de Santamaria (C) ONOSERIS PURPUREA Blake: Santa Maria (C) Onote: Bixa (C) Onotillo: Vismia (C) Onoto: Bixa (C) OPUNTIA sp.: Prickly pear (E); Tuna (S). The fruits are edible ...
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Tico Ethnobotanical Dictionary -- U
... de tigre: Mucuna (CR); Pisonia (CR); Pithecellobium (C) UNGUENT: An ointment for burns. Abrus, Acalypha, Bixa, Cocos, Cucurbita, Gouania, Guazuma, Jatropha, Mangifera, Musa, Ophioglossum, Oryza, Phaseolus, Portulaca, Pothomorphe, Sesamum, Solanum, Theobroma ...
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