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Bixa orellana
This herb is NOT recommended during pregnancy due to potential risks to the developing fetus.
This herb is NOT recommended while breastfeeding as effects on infants are unknown.
Consult your healthcare provider before use.
Tropical tree native to tropical America whose seeds produce the red pigment bixin used as a food coloring and medicinally for skin protection and anti-inflammatory conditions.
Tropical tree native to tropical America whose seeds produce the red pigment bixin used as a food coloring and medicinally for skin protection and anti-inflammatory conditions. Key active compounds include bixin, norbixin, carotenoids.
bixin, along with norbixin and carotenoids, are the primary bioactive compounds in Bixa Orellana. These compounds modulates NF-κB and COX-2 inflammatory pathways, provides free radical scavenging activity, disrupts microbial cell membranes and inhibits pathogen growth.
Antioxidant
Limited clinical evidence; primarily supported by traditional use and preliminary studies
Anti-inflammatory
Limited clinical evidence; primarily supported by traditional use and preliminary studies
Antimicrobial
Skin care
Skin conditions
Based on traditional use; clinical evidence limited
Wound healing
Based on traditional use; clinical evidence limited
Fever
Based on traditional use; clinical evidence limited
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