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Antimicrobial activity of the leaves and seeds of Bixa orellana

Fitoterapia, 2003
The ethanolic extracts of the leaves and seeds of Bixa orellana showed a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity. The activity of the leaf extract was more pronounced.
T C, Fleischer, E P K, Ameade, M L K, Mensah, I K, Sawer   +3 more
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The Domestication of Annatto (Bixa orellana) from Bixa urucurana in Amazonia

Economic Botany, 2015
Annatto (Bixa orellana) is an important colorant domesticated in the Neotropics, although it is not clear where or from which wild populations. We reviewed the available biological, archaeological, and ethnographic information about annatto, and integrated this with our recent ethnobotanical observations of cultivated and non–cultivated populations in ...
Moreira, Priscila Ambrósio, Lins, Juliana, Dequigiovanni, Gabriel, Veasey, Elizabeth Ann, Clement, Charles Roland   +4 more
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Preliminary pharmacological screening of Bixa orellana L. leaves

Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2006
Preliminary pharmacological studies were performed on the methanol extract of Bixa orellana L. (Bixaceae) leaves to investigate neuropharmacological, anticonvulsant, analgesic, antidiarrhoeal activity and effect on gastrointestinal motility. All studies were conducted in mice using doses of 125, 250 and 500 mg/kg of body weight.
Shilpi, Jamil Ahmad, Taufiq-Ur-Rahman, Md., Uddin, Shaikh Jamal, Shahanur Alam, Md., Sadhu, Samir Kumar, Seidel, Veronique   +5 more
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Effects of Bixa orellana L. Seeds on Hyperlipidemia

Phytotherapy Research, 2012
Bixa orellana L., urucum, or urucu, a native tropical tree of Central and South American rain forests is used to treat various diseases in popular medicine. In Ceará, Northeast of Brazil, the seeds of urucum have been used for the treatment of high lipid blood levels.
Jamile M, Ferreira, Daniel F, Sousa, Mariana B, Dantas, Said G C, Fonseca, Dalgimar B, Menezes, Alice M C, Martins, Maria Goretti R, deQueiroz   +6 more
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BROMATOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF ANNATTO (Bixa orellana L.) SEEDS

Agro Productividad
Objective: to carry out a bromatological and physicochemical analysis of local annatto seeds and a commercialpaste.Materials and Methods: local annatto seeds to which a physicochemical analysis was carried out whereash, humidity (weight difference), dry matter, proteins were determined.
Avalos-Fernández J., M., Del Rivero-Bautista, N., Hernández-Nataren, E., Acosta-Pech, R. G., Pereyra-Susan, J. P   +4 more
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Development and Characterization of Cassia grandis and Bixa orellana Nanoformulations

Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, 2016
Cassia grandis and Bixa orellana are important plant species with folk use and great potential for phytopharmaceuticals. Nanodispersions are disperse systems of insoluble or immiscible substances in a liquid medium that may be prepared with or without coating polymers.
Ariadna L, Prada, Antônio P R, Bitencourt, Jesús R R, Amado, Rodrigo A S, Cruz, José C T, Carvalho, Caio P, Fernandes   +5 more
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Vegetative Propagation of Annatto( Bixa orellana) (Linn.)

Madras Agricultural Journal, 2008
Improvement of forest species through breeding is difficult due to long generation times and operational difficulties. As a result, genetic gains in forestry have been few. Vegetative propagation is an effective tool for improvement in forestry and there has been growing interest in using clonal forestry techniques. Rooted branch cuttings are currently
NELSON NAVAMANIRAJ K, SRIMATHI P, PARAMATHMA M, PARTHIBAN K.T   +3 more
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Economics of Nursery Nutrient Management for Bixa Orellana

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 2014
An investigation was undertaken with Bixa orellana the test tree species to standardize ideal Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) techniques for improving the growth of B. orellana seedlings, so as to obtain the best quality seedling within a shortest nursery period.
P. Ramasamy, Poonam Shinde, Sandip Ghate, I. Sekar   +3 more
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In vitro induction of polyploidy in annatto (Bixa orellana)

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture, 2005
The present work aims to establish a protocol for in vitro polyploidization using hypocotyl segments or cotyledonary nodes from in vitro grown annatto seedlings. The culture medium used to induce polyploidization was supplemented with MS salts, B5 vitamin complex, 100 mg l− myo-inositol, 3% (w/v) sucrose, 2.28 μ M ZEA and 0.30 μ M IAA (hypocotyl ...
Jane Fiuza Rodrigues Portela de Carvalho, Carlos Roberto de Portela de Carvalho, Wagner Campos Otoni   +2 more
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Bixa orellana (annatto)

PlantwisePlus Knowledge Bank, 2022
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