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Common Names
Achiote; Annatto; Annato; Lipsticktree; Lipstick Pod; Bija; Annoto; Arnato
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APIGENIN-7-BISULPHATE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| APIGENIN-7-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ARGININE | 14 | Seed | not available | 14260.0 | -0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Fruit | 20.0 | 130.0 | -0.28 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ASH | 0 | Fruit | 10000.0 | 64100.0 | 0.19 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | 47000.0 | 54000.0 | 0.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-BETA-CAROTENE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Fruit | 0.9 | 113.0 | 0.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIXAGHANENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIXEIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIXIN | 3 | Seed | not available | 130000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIXOL | 0 | Seed | 220.0 | 290.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIXORELLIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Fruit | 70.0 | 450.0 | -0.79 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Seed | 970.0 | 1640.0 | -0.46 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Fruit | 143000.0 | 916666.0 | 0.72 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CELLULOSE | 1 | Plant | not available | 123300.0 | -1.48 | Duke, J. A. and duCellier, J. L. 1993. CRC Handbook of Alternative Cash Crops. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL 33431. 536 pp. US $312.50. |
| CROCETIN | 10 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| CRYPTOXANTHIN | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYANIDIN | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antidote (Cadmium) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Lead) | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Paracetamol) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Paraquat) | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidyskinetic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidyspeptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidysphagic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antieczemic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiedemic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiencephalitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiencephalopathic | 4 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiencephalopathic? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiendometriotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antienteritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiepileptic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antifatigue | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antifibrinolytic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53. |
| Antifibrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigallstone | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigastritic | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |