Bixa orellana L.

THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
MEDICINAL PLANTS OF ECUADOR
Prov. Morona Santiago
No. 104	Bixaceae
Bixa orellana
Basin of Rio Morona, Rio Mangosiza. Mission of
Miazal, 45 km ESE of Sucua (by air) ca. 2°37fS,
77°38'W. Undulating terrain, soils sandy. Elev. ca.
300 m. Beside church at Miazal, in cleared area, but
seen in primary and secondary forest as well.
Tree to 3-5m, branching at lm. Bark gray and
smooth, fruit growing in clusters, almond-shaped, 3cm
long, spiny. Intense orange-colored sap in fruit.
N.V.: achiote (Spanish)
ipiaku (Shuar)
C. F. LIMBACH, M.D._2 Feb. , 1990
Funded by the Saginaw Cooperative Hospitals, Inc.
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
MEDICINAL PLANTS OF ECUADOR
Prov. Morona Santiago
No. 104 (contd.)	Bixaceae
Bixa orellana
Principal interest: Fruit used as part of treat-
ment for lesions resembling oral carcinoma (see
CFL100). Also, secondary sources list many uses
including treatment of non-specific swelling (solid
tumor?), viral syndrome (varicella?), GI complaints.
C. F. LIMBACH, M.D._ '_2 Feb 1990
Funded by the Saginaw Cooperative Hospitals, Inc.
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