Achiote (Bixa orellana)

红木hóng mùHongmu

Bixa orellana · Plant

Bixa orellana
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Indications

The catalogue records no caution for this entry. That is not evidence that it is safe.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Achiote for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

DysenteryErysipelasFeverJaundiceMalariaPoisonous Snake BiteSore PharynxSores

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Achiote does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Abate FeverInterrupt MalariaResolve Toxin