ucurum
English translation: Bixa orelana
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|  Selected response from: Marijke Singer Spain Local time: 17:17 | ||||||
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| 3 +3 | Bixa orelana |
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| 5 +1 | Urucum - more references |
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peer agreement (net): +3
peer agreement (net): +3Bixa orelana Explanation: I did some research (my languages are Spanish, English and Dutch and I grew up in Uruguay; I also understand Protuguese). http://www.42cbo.iciag.ufu.br/portugues_final.asp?link=kerr 21-Urucum - (Bixa orelana). Em 1944 a Dinamarca considerou o urucum como o melhor corante, por ser atóxico. Ha poucos meses ouvi num programa de TV que o ucurum diminui colesterol e radicais livres. Deixo aqui mais um apelo para que se estude varias técnicas usadas pelos Kayapó, que merecem testes científicos rigorosos, como por exemplos. Página 400 1ª coluna From the above I infer that ucurum is also known as urucum and that the Latin name is Bixa Orelana. You can see a photo on: http://library.thinkquest.org/20248/flo1.html And on: http://www.freedomsoap.com/cgi-bin/glossary/html http://www.herballuxuries.com/ingredientslist.htm They discuss use. I get the impression that it is commonly known as annatto: http://www.theepicentre.com/Spices/annatto.html Maybe this will help. |
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