Annatto
Botanical Name: Bixa orellana
Family: Bixaceae
Native To: Tropical America
Description: Height up to 5m/15 ft Seeds capsules with red or yellow
Parts Used: Leaves, fruit, roots, seeds
Constituents: Carotenoid pigments known as bixins, flavonoids, saponins, tannins
Respiratory: Coughs
Digestive: Diarrhoea, dysentery, high cholesterol, diabetes
Immune: Fevers, STDs (shoots)