Live Shidur Plant (Bixa orellana) – Natural Red Pigment Producing Lipstick Tree | Ayurvedic Medicinal Shrub | Ornamental Tropical Evergreen | Single Healthy Potted Plant Pack

Name : Live Shidur Plant (Bixa orellana) – Natural Red Pigment Producing Lipstick Tree | Ayurvedic Medicinal Shrub | Ornamental Tropical Evergreen | Single Healthy Potted Plant Pack

Net Quantity (N) : 1

Product Breadth : 8 Cm

Product Height : 6 Cm

Product Length : 10 Cm

Product Weight : 200 G

The Shidur plant, scientifically known as Bixa orellana, is a small tropical tree or shrub prized for its vibrant red-orange pigment called annatto, traditionally used as a natural dye and cosmetic ingredient such as sindoor and lipstickसिन्धूर শিউদুর. Widely cultivated in tropical regions, this evergreen plant not only enhances gardens with its ornamental value but also offers notable medicinal benefits. It has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and antimalarial properties, supporting skin health, digestion, and fever reduction according to traditional Ayurvedic and folk medicine.​

The plant grows to a moderate height with broad, green leaves and produces distinctive spiked seed pods filled with reddish seeds coated in the pigment-rich arils. This pigment is widely used in food coloring, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and textile industries due to its non-toxic and natural origin. Medicinally, different parts like seeds, roots, and bark are used as an appetiser, fever reliever, and for treating various ailments like headaches, poisoning, and skin disorders.​

Botanical Name : Bixa orellana

Common Names : Shidur, Sindoor Plant, Lipstick Tree, Annatto

Source of natural red-orange pigment (annatto)

Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and antimalarial benefits

Ornamental tropical evergreen shrub/tree

Delivered as a single healthy potted plant, suitable fo

Country of Origin : India