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(BUY 1 GET 1) ANNATTO-BIXA ORELLANA-JAFRA MARAM-SEED POWDER (100 GM *2) 200 GM Annatto or Achiote(Bixa orellana),is a shrub native to tropical areas of America which names derives from the name given to this shrub in the Aztecan dialect Nahuatl Food,pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries are very interested in Achiote. In spite many other synthetic dyes (as erythrosine, ponceau, and tartrazina) are available and ready to be used, Achiote is one of the natural colorants (as well as paprika, Curcuma, and anthocyanin)which use has been considered safer for human consumption than synthetic dyes, as well as economically advantageous for these industries.ANTI-FUNGAL ACTIVITIES OF ACHIOTE Another health benefit exerted by achiote added to those mention in carotenoids and due to one of its bioactive sesquiterpenes is the moderate anti-fungal activity against:Candida albicans,low activity against T.mentagrophytes and low anti-bacterial activity against:Escherichia coli,Staphylococcus aureus, and P. aeruginosa.In developing countries and particularly in Colombia, people with low income and less access to modern medicine resources such as farmers, those living in small isolated villages and native communities, use folk medicine and natural remedies for the treatment of common infections.Achiote is also among those herbs used in Colombian folk medicine to treat infections of microbial origin, mainly for the treatment of pharyngitis,gingivitis,bronchitis,infected wounds,topical ulcers,and asanti-parasitic agents.Extracts of the leaves of Achiote (Bixa orellana) possesses anti-microbial activity against gram-positive microorganisms and Candida albicans.Achiote leaves have been employed to treat malaria and Leishmaniasis. Its seeds contain carotenoids.The leave extracts of Achiote (Bixa orellana) showed also maximum activity against Bacillus pumilus.ACHIOTE FOR DOG DISEASES In Trinidad and Tobago, the inside of the pods of Bixa orellana, leaves of Cordia curassavica and Eclipta alba plant tops are used for skin diseases in dog. And for those of you who are still wondering what is achiote in English, achiote in English is Annatto.