This book is based on the review and discussion of more than 150 scientific research papers published in prestigious research journals around the globe, which correlate the effects of the annatto plant on cancer at the experimental level.The Annatto Plant (Bixa Orellana) is an evergreen tropical shrub or small tree that is native to tropical parts of Central and South America. It has been introduced over time to a large number of tropical areas around the world including South East Asia, India and the Philippines. Annatto is a medicinal plant that has been utilized for a number of purposes. This plant has been reported by scientists to have potential medicinal uses ranging from treatment for fevers to dysentary to cancers. This is the first comprehensive research book to cover the potential uses of Bixa Orellana in the global health crisis and in the treatment against chronic diseases, such as prostate cancer and other types of cancer. Among the components of this immensely important medicinal plant, modern researchers have found valuable sources of bixin, tocotrienol and geranylgeraniol which have proven in the lab to be highly anticancerigenous agents and are also suitable for a possible pharmaceutical use. Providing comprehensive coverage of the agricultural and pharmaceutical uses of the Annatto Plant, this book will be essential reading for botanists, plant scientists, pharmacognosists, pharmacologists, phytochemists, organic chemists, biochemists and people interested in conducting research for health solutions.