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                                                 Bixa orellana 
                               Estudios científicos y Bibliografía:
 
(1) Júnior AC1, Asad LM, Oliveira EB, Kovary K, Asad NR, Felzenszwalb I; Antigenotoxic and antimutagenic potential of an annatto pigment (norbixin) against oxidative stress; 2005 Mar 31;4(1):94-9.
 
(2) Russell KR1, Omoruyi FO, Pascoe KO, Morrison EY; Hypoglycaemic activity of Bixa orellana extract in the dog.;  2008, 30(4):301doi:10.1358/mf.2008.30.4.1186073.
 
(3) Yong YK1, Zakaria ZA, Kadir AA, Somchit MN, Ee Cheng Lian G, Ahmad Z;  Chemical constituents and antihistamine activity of Bixa orellana leaf extract. 2013 14;13:32. doi: 10.1186/1472-6882-13-32.
 
(4) O N Irobi Industrial Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada, M Moo-Young Industrial Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada & W A Anderson Industrial Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada; Antimicrobial Activity of Annatto (Bixa orellana) Extract;Pages 87-90 | Published online: 29 Sep 2008
(5) Silva H, Ríos F; Instituto de Medicina Tradicional (IMET)-Instituto Peruano de Seguridad Social (IPSS). Bixa orellana L. Un Antiinflamatorio Milenario. Iquitos: IMET-IPSS; 1996. p. 24-33, 44-45
 
(6) Castello MC, Phatak A, Chandra N, Sharon M. Antimicrobial Activity of Crude Extracts from Plant Parts and Corresponding Calli of Bixa orellana L. Indian J Exp Biol. 2002 Dec;40(12):1378-81.
 
(7) Luis Zegarra, Abraham Vaisberg, Cesar loza, Roxana L. Aguirre, Miguel Campos, Irma Fernandez, Oscar Talla, Leon Villegas Double-Blind Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study of Bixa Orellana in Patients with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Associated To Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.
 
(8) Radhika, B., Nasreen Begum, K. Srisailam and V.M. Reddy. Diuretic activity of Bixa orellana Linn. leaf extracts.  Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources 1, 3, 353—355.