The medicinal plants of Myanmar
DeFilipps, Robert A.
Krupnick, Gary A.
PhytoKeys
2018
2018-06-28
102
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L.
L.
Magnoliopsida
Bixaceae
Bixa
CoL
Plantae
Bixa orellana
Malvales
35
36
Tracheophyta
species
orellana
Names. Myanmar: thinbaw-tidin. English: achiote, annatto, lipstick-tree.
Range. Tropical America.
Uses. Seed: Used as a febrifuge and astringent.
Notes. Medicinal uses of this species in India are discussed in Jain and DeFilipps (1991). Indigenous medicinal uses of this species in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India) are described by Dagar and Singh (1999). The medicinal uses of this plant in the Caribbean region, as well as its chemistry, biological activity, toxicity, and dosages, are discussed by Germosen-Robineau(1997). The chemistry, pharmacology, history and medicinal uses of this species in Latin America are discussed in detail by Gupta (1995). The red dye from the seed arils contains a mixture of stereoisomers of bixin, a C-24 diapocarotenoid [having purgative action ( Lan et al. 1998)]; and, the leaf-oil is a rich source of numerous terpenes ( Mors et al. 2000).
Reference. Nordal (1963).