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Non-scientific name:

bixa orellana

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

Accepted name
Bixa orellana L.

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

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Trade forms: Plant parts:
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Bixa orellana Bixa orellana L. Bixa orellana L. leaf, frond, root bark, seed, aril, arillus
Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017) Bixa orellana 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.
Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Bixa orellana Bixa orellana L. Bixa orellana L. Roots, Seeds
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (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.
SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) Bixa orellana Bixa orellana L.

MPNS Best Guess

 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.
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Bixa orellana Bixa orellana L. Bixa orellana L.

25 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)
anaththa Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 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 Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
aploppas Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
arnatto Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
arnotto Other U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
arnotto tree Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
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)
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 U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
sinduraka Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
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)