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Aploppas - English
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Bixa orellana - Medicinal Action and Uses - In the past it was used internally as medicine, but is now only employed as a colouring agent for ointments and plasters, and sometimes as a substitute for saffron. In South America it is largely used by the Caribs and other Indian tribes to paint their bodies. South American Indians are said to produce directly from the seeds, without fermentation, a brilliant carmine-like colour.

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Annatto - English
URL: http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/a/annat042.html

Bixa orellana - Tropical America, East and West Indies. Widely cultivated in Asia and Africa.

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