Bixa orellana: 1 definition
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Bixa orellana means something in biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Biology (plants and animals)
Bixa orellana L. is the name of a plant defined in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in modern medicine, Ayurveda, and other local traditions or folk medicine. It has the following synonyms: Bixa acuminata Bojer, nom. inval., Bixa americana Poir., Bixa katangensis Delpierre, Bixa odorata Ruiz & Pav., Bixa odorata Ruiz & Pav. ex G. Don, Bixa orellana f. leiocarpa (Kuntze) J.F. Macbr., Bixa orellana var. leiocarpa (Kuntze) Standl. & L.O. Williams, Bixa orleana Noronha, Bixa platycarpa Ruiz & Pav. ex G. Don, Bixa purpurea Sweet, Bixa tinctaria Salisb., Bixa tinctoria Salisb., Bixa upatensis Ram. Goyena, Bixa urucurana Willd., Orellana americana (Poir.) Kuntze, Orellana americana Kuntze, Orellana americana var. leiocarpa Kuntze, Orellana orellana (L.) Kuntze) (named after the Spanish explorer Don Francisco de Orellana, c. 1511–1550, discoverer of the Amazon River 1541–1542, unfaithful comrade of Gonzalo Pizarro (c. 1502–1548). See Joseph Sabin, A dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time. The bibliographical society of America. New York 1868–1939, H.C. Heaton (ed.), The Discovery of the Amazon according to the Account of Friar Gaspar de Carvajal and Other Documents. New York 1934, J. Alden and D.Ch. Landis, European Americana: a chronological guide to works printed in Europe relating to Americas. 1473–1776. New York 1980–1988, Beatriz Pastor Bodmer, Armature of Conquest: Spanish Accounts of the Discovery of America, 1492–1589. Stanford 1992, G.W. Cole, ed., A catalogue of books relating to the discovery and early history of North and South America, forming a part of the Library of E.D. Church. [Reprint of 1907 edition.] Mansfield 1994..
References regarding Bixa orellana L. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Prodromus Stirpium in Horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium (1796)
· Encycl. (Lamarck) (1804)
· Hortus Maurit. (1837)
· Fl. Nicarag. (1909)
· Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical series (1941)
· Anales Inst. Bot. Cavanilles (1959)
· Fieldiana, Botany (1961)
· Taxon (1970)
· Tropical and Geographical Medicine (1991)
· Chem. Pharm. Bull. (3346)
· Science (2089)
· BMC Complement. Altern. Med. (2006)
· Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology (2008)
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
See also (Relevant definitions)
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Search found 11 books and stories containing Bixa orellana; (plurals include: Bixa orellanas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Antimicrobial expectation of phytochemical extracted from bixa orellana < [2016: Volume 5, October issue 10]
Immunomodulatory effects of Bixa orellana extracts: in-vitro and in-vivo < [2021: Volume 10, June special issue 7]
Antifungal effect of Bixa orellana leaf extract on A. flavus and A. niger. < [2021: Volume 10, December issue 14]
Physico-chemical profile of some colouring plants used in homoeopathy < [Volume 21 (issue 2), Oct-Dec 2001]
Antibacterial activity of Kedrostis foetidissima extract. < [Volume 28 (issue 2), Oct-Dec 2008]
Some notes on cuban traditional medicine < [Volume 16 (issue 1), Jul-Sep 1996]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI)
Analysis of Effectiveness of a Supplement Combining Harpagophytum procumbens,... < [Volume 18, Issue 11 (2021)]
The Effects of Tocotrienol on Bone Peptides in a Rat Model of Osteoporosis... < [Volume 16, Issue 18 (2019)]
Protective Effects of Selected Botanical Agents on Bone < [Volume 15, Issue 5 (2018)]
Potential for Sustainable Production of Natural Colorants in the Tropical Forest < [Volume 15, Issue 4 (2023)]
Plant Biodiversity Knowledge Varies by Gender in Sustainable Amazonian... < [Volume 11, Issue 15 (2019)]
The Value of Ethnographic Research for Sustainable Diet Interventions < [Volume 15, Issue 6 (2023)]
Sanskrit Words In Southeast Asian Languages (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
Page 547 < [Sanskrit words in the Southeast Asian Languages]
The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
Framework for Prostatic Disease Prevention and Management in Nigeria < [Volume 18 (issue 3), Jul-Sep 2011]
Hypolipidaemic and Insulin Secretagogue Activities of (R)-(−)-Carvone < [v.27(6): 1–189 2020 Dec]