👀 Bixa orellana

Traditional Herbs from Bixa orellana

fever

• Wash 10 g bitex leaves then boil with 3 glasses of water until 2\u00bc glasses remain.
• After it cools, filter, add sugar to taste. Divide the concoction into\u00a02 equal parts.
• Drink 2 times a day.

diarrhea

• Wash 10 g bitex leaves, boil in 4 glasses of water until remaining 2\u00bd glasses.
• After cooling, strain the boiled water and add honey to taste.
• Drink boiled water 2 times a day.

What is Bixa orellana Looks like??

Parts of Bixa orellana that could be used

• Leaves", "Seeds", "Bark", "Flowers", "Roots

Bixa orellana Distribution

Bitex is a tropical plant that is often found and grows in South America. Traditionally used as a coloring and flavoring agent in Latin America, the Caribbean, the Philippines. Distribution is in Java, Madura, South Sulawesi and Ambon. This plant also functions as a traditional medicine which has good health benefits.
Agroecology of Bixa orellana
Grows in the lowlands up to 1,200 m above sea level. This plant likes open places exposed to direct sunlight with humidity throughout the year, good drainage, and fairly fertile soil. Grows well in subtropical to tropical climates.
Morphology of Bixa orellana

• Leaves\u00a0single, long stalk, oval, flat edges, pinnate leaf veins.
• Flowers\u00a0compound, pink or white.
• Fruit\u00a0like rambutan, green when young and dark red when ripe , flat, the tip looks cracked so the seeds can come out quickly.
• Small red seeds.

Cultivation of Bixa orellana
It reproduces generatively using seeds, while vegetatively using the graft method.

Bixa orellana, more details :

Chemical Content of Bixa orellana
Tannins, saponins, bixine, alkaloids, terpenoids, steroids, phenolics, glycosides, flavonoids, norbixin, beta carotene, cryptoxanthin, lutein, benzoic acid, acetic acid, pantolactone, cyanidin.
Benefits of Bixa orellana
Facilitates and maintains digestive health, reduces fever and influenza, strengthens bones, prevents cancer and damage to the neural tube, treats stomach pain, accelerates wound healing, diarrhea, treats dysentery, flatulence and colds.
Simplisia of Bixa orellana

Another Facts for Bixa orellana :

Synonym of Bixa orellana
Bixa acuminata BojerBixa americana Poir.Orellana americana (Poir.) Kuntze
Habitus of Bixa orellana
Bush. Annual shrub, reaching 6-10 m in height
Habitat of Bixa orellana

• Forest
• Coast