Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Bixa orellana
Scientific Name and Description
Bixa orellana L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Shrub
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Bixa orellana
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Common names | annatto, achiote, lipstick tree,achiote |
| English | anatto, arnatto, roucou, urucu |
| Hindi | gowpurgee, latkan, latkhan, senduria, sinduria, sinduriya, vatkana |
| Kannada | aarnatu, arnattu, bangaara kaayi, bangarakayi, bhangarakai, bhangarakayi, chaayulitha, chayalitha, jaaphra, jaaphredu, japhredu, japrero, kappu mankaali, kappumankala, kesari, kesari rangu, kuppamanhale, rangamalar, rangamali, ranggida, rangoomalai, rangu maale, rangu malle, rangumale, rungamali, sannajabbale, sannajapali |
| Malayalam | korangumunga, korungoomungal, kuppamanjal, kuppamannal, kurangamanchil, kurannamannal, kurannumannal |
| Marathi | kaesari, kesari, keshri, kesui, kesuri, kisri, sendri, shendri |
| Sanskrit | karachhada, raktabija, raktapushpa, shonapushpi, sindurapuspi, sinduri, sindurpushpi, sunomala, trivapushpi, virpushpa |
| Tamil | amudadaram, amutataram1, amuttaram, amuttiram1, aruna, avam, camankalikam, cappira, cappiran, carani, caruni, curanacanimaram, curattunacani, irakumancal, iram1, jaffra-maram, japhara, kantukam, karankumankal, konkamaram, konkaram, konkaramam, konkaramaram, konkarayam, konkari, kunguman, kunkumam, kuppaimancal, kurakumancal, kurankumancal, mancatti,mancitti, manjitti, mantiravanci, nakamucikai, nakamucikaimaram, naravam,naravu, naravucaram, punkavi, sabara, sappira virai, sappiravirai, tumpacitamaram, turumam, uragumanjai, uragumanjal, varagumanjal, vennaivirai |
| Telugu | jaabara, jaabura, jaapharaa chettu, jabaru kaya, jabura, jaffra, jaffrachettu, jafra |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Homoeopathy
Folk
Herb usable parts
Roots
Leaves
Fruits
Seeds
Ethnopharmacology use
Bixa orellana L.
Habit -Shrub to small tree
Parts used -Root, fruit, seed, leaves
Application -Kidney stone symptoms; Insect repellant; Appetite stimulant; dysentery; diarrhoea; sanke bite; feve
Treatment -General
References -Padal et al. 2014, Reddy et al. 2008, Rao et al. 2006
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Padal et al. 2014
Reddy et al. 2008
Rao et al. 2006
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
Flora of West Bengal Vol 1 Author - BSI Scientist
FLORA OF ASSAM Author - KANJILAL & BOR
FLORA OF INDIA VOL 2 Author - Botanicaly Survey of India
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-1 Author - C.J. SALDHANA.
Flora of Jowai Vol.I Author - N.P.Balakrishnan
The Flora of Kerala Vol I Author - Ed. P. Daniel
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL1 Author - D.B. DEB
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1 Author - B.V.Shetty & V.Singh
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Bixa orellana. (2024, June 1). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bixa_orellana