Bixa orellana

The country yellow plant, which is known as an exotic plant, is a plant that is planted in gardens for its beauty. The flowers of this

plant, which grows well branching to a height of several meters, are quite large and bloom in clusters of light purple mixed with white. Fruits are also dark red in color in clusters. Several seeds are found in the fruit. It is propagated by seeds. A plant belonging to the genus Bixaceae, this plant is locally known as Anatta, Makhakaha, Cutex Gedi, and Marathondi. Although this plant is known locally as Marathondi, the real Marathondi plant is the plant called luwsonia inermis. The flora of this country are several. Red, light yellow, etc. can be seen.

This is a plant that is used as a natural food colorant. And in some countries, the flowers and buds are steamed and eaten. Some research shows that plant extracts are toxic to animals such as rats. It is said that the pigment extracted from the outer bark of the seeds is used to color food (cheese) and other things (wool) and in South America the leaves and roots respectively are used as a laxative herb and in the treatment of fever.
The seeds of this fruit are used as a curry colorant in some provinces. Three or four seeds are added here to make the pollos curry red. Pollos fish is red in color. Thus, it is used as a natural colorant in Sri Lanka and in foreign countries to make certain foods as a colorant. Annatto is a natural color of peanuts used for the yellow color of butter. It is also said that this plant is used abroad to produce sauces. It can also be seen that this plant is used locally to dye the hands and feet. Also, there are cases where the plant is used to sew robes and in the society....
 Unfortunately, the information about this plant has not been disseminated, so it can be seen that this plant is known as a poison tree. A natural food colorant and a medicinal plant, this plant has been tested and introduced internationally.

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