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Non-scientific name:

grains of paradise

1 Accepted name(s) for "grains of paradise":

9 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Drug form: Plant parts:
Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016) Aframomum granum-paradisi Aframomum grana-paradisi (L.) K.Schum. Aframomum melegueta K.Schum.
African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010) Aframomum melegueta K.Schum. Aframomum melegueta K.Schum. Aframomum melegueta K.Schum. seed
WHODrug Herbal Substances 2019 (WHO-UMC, 2019) Aframomum melegueta K. Schum. Aframomum melegueta K.Schum. Aframomum melegueta K.Schum. Seed
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) Aframomum melegueta K.Schum. Aframomum melegueta K.Schum. Aframomum melegueta K.Schum.
Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Aframomum melegueta K. Schum Aframomum melegueta K.Schum. Aframomum melegueta K.Schum. seed, rhizome
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Aframomum melegueta Aframomum melegueta K.Schum. Aframomum melegueta K.Schum.
Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016) Aframomum melegueta Aframomum melegueta K.Schum. Aframomum melegueta K.Schum.
Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007) Aframomum melegueta K. Schum. Aframomum melegueta K.Schum. Aframomum melegueta K.Schum. dried mature seeds seed
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Aframomum melegueta (Rosc.) K. Schum. Aframomum melegueta K.Schum. Aframomum melegueta K.Schum. juice of young leaves root, seed, fruit
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Aframomum melegueta K.Schum. Aframomum melegueta K.Schum. Aframomum melegueta K.Schum.

55 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "grains of paradise":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
aburo Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
alligator pepper Other African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010)
Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
anai wie Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
anairo wie Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
apokuo Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
atakui Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
atare pepper Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
awisa Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
awusa Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
chilla Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
chitta Other African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010)
Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
dzekuli Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
ehie ado Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
eiri Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
eza Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
ezakpa Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
fam wisa Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
ginny grains Other African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010)
ginny papper Other African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010)
graines Other African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010)
grani de meleguetta Other African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010)
grani de paradise Other African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010)
greater cardamom Other African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010)
grenes Other African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010)
guinea grain Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
guinea grains Other African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010)
Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
guinea pepper Other African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010)
guinea seeds Other African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010)
gyan'damar yaji Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
heel habshi Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
hsi sha tou Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
ikehegh Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
ma-niguetta Other African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010)
magiette Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
malagettapfeffer Other African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010)
malagueta Other African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010)
malaguette Other African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010)
maniguet Other African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010)
megbedogboe Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
melagueta pepper Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
melegueta pepper Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
meleguetta pepper Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
mignonette Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
mpoma Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
ntuen Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
obro Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
ose oji Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
ose okwa Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
paradise fruit Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
sensam Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
uotipisi Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
wie Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
wisa Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
wisa pa opokuo Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
wusa Other Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)