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Non-scientific name:

bixa orellana

1 Accepted name(s) for "bixa orellana":

Accepted name
Bixa orellana L.

12 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Drug form: Plant parts:
Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017) Bixa orellana Bixa orellana L. Bixa orellana L.
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009) Bixa orellana L. Bixa orellana L. Bixa orellana L.
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Bixa orellana L. Bixa orellana L. Bixa orellana L.
Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Bixa orellana Bixa orellana L. Bixa orellana L. leaf, fruit
Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007) Bixa orellana Bixa orellana L. Bixa orellana L.
Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Bixa orellana Bixa orellana L. Bixa orellana L.
Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Bixa orellana Bixa orellana L. Bixa orellana L.
SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) Bixa orellana Bixa orellana L.

MPNS Best Guess

 Bixa orellana L.
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Bixa orellana Bixa orellana L. Bixa orellana L. leaf, frond, root bark, seed, aril
Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016) Bixa orellana Bixa orellana L. Bixa orellana L.
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Bixa orellana Bixa orellana L. Bixa orellana L.
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Bixa orellana Bixa orellana L. Bixa orellana L.
Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Bixa orellana Bixa orellana L. Bixa orellana L. Roots, Seeds

36 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "bixa orellana":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
achiote Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
achiotl Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
achote Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
anaththa Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
anatto Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
anatto tree Other Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
annato Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
annatto Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
aploppas Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
arnatto Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
arnotto Other U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
arnotto tree Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
beni-no-ki Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
bija Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
bixa Other Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
geluga Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
hóng mù Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
jarak belanda Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kesumba Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
lipstick tree Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
nteke Other Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
onoto Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
orleanstrauch Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
rata kaha Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
rocouyer Other Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
roucou Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
roucouyer Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
roucoyer Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
seed lime Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
sinduraka Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
uruku Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
yān zhī mù Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
අනත්ත Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
රටකහ Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
红木 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
胭脂木 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)