Ethnobotany and bioactive compounds in leaf of Bixa orellana L. and its
Plant Science Research 34 (1&2) : 93-96, 2012 ISSN 0972-8546 Ethnobotany and bioactive compounds in leaf of Bixa orellana L. and its toxicity to Artemia salina L. S. Kumar, P. K. Tripathy and P. K. Jena Ψ Department of Botany, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack- 753003, India A R T I C L E I N F O Article history: Received : 14 November 2012 Received in revised form : 11 December 2012 Accepted : 13 December 2012 A B S T R A C T Bixa orellana L. (Kum Kum) belonging to the family Bixaceae is a indegineous plant in Odisha. It is also cultivated at some places. The leaves and fruits of the plant are used as dye and as natural lipstick. They are also used as dye for colouring the vegetables and dishes. The plant and its parts are used in treatment of different diseases by the rural and some peripheral tribal communities of Odisha, such as those residing in Simlipal Biosphere Reserve Forest. Experiments were designed to study the ethnobotanical use of the p