Nature in my City – Part 35 // @SkinnyGirl / #Club5050
Bixa Orellana, is an arborescent botanical species from the intertropical regions of America, specifically cultivated in Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru and Bolivia since pre-Columbian times.
In Venezuela it receives the common name of Onoto. It is used as a coloring and seasoning in popular food. In the Hallaca, a typical Venezuelan Christmas dish, it is an essential ingredient.
Different therapeutic properties are attributed to it: antiplatelet, astringent, antiseptic, emollient, antibiotic, antiparasitic, antioxidant, expectorant, healing, febrifugal, stomachic, antidisenteric, diuretic, antigonorrheal, purgative, anti-inflammatory, hypoglycemic and lipid-lowering.
| Image | Information |
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| Device | Samsung Galaxy A02 |
| Location | Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela |
| Photography | @skinnygirl |
| Date | January 09, 2022 |
Special thanks to @upvu.witness, @xpilar.witness, @exnihilo.witness and @cotina.
Translator: Google Translate.
“Hugs in light for all”
