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Non-scientific name:

greater cardamom

2 Accepted name(s) for "greater cardamom":

Accepted name
Aframomum melegueta K.Schum.
Amomum subulatum Roxb.

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

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Trade forms: Plant parts:
African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010) Aframomum melegueta K.Schum. Aframomum melegueta K.Schum. Aframomum melegueta K.Schum. seed
Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Amomum subulatum Roxb. Amomum subulatum Roxb. Amomum subulatum Roxb. dried seed seed
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Amomum subulatum Roxb. Amomum subulatum Roxb. Amomum subulatum Roxb.
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Amomum subulatum Roxb. Amomum subulatum Roxb. Amomum subulatum Roxb.
GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Amomum subulatum Roxb. Amomum subulatum Roxb. Amomum subulatum Roxb.

46 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "greater cardamom":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
aleicha Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
alligator pepper Other African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
baara aliach Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
bada aleicha Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
badi elaichi Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
bari elachi Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
bengal cardamom Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
beraelam Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
bhadrailā Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
bhadrā Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
brihadela Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
budi eleichi Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
chitta Other African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
dodda yalakki Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
elaicho Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
ginny grains Other African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
ginny papper Other African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
graines Other African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
grains of paradise Other African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
grani de meleguetta Other African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
grani de paradise Other African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
grenes Other African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
guinea grains Other African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
guinea pepper Other African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
guinea seeds Other African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
heel kalan Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
hill cardamom Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
indian cardamom Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
kattu elam Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
ma-niguetta Other African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
malagettapfeffer Other African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
malagueta Other African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
malaguette Other African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
maniguet Other African Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1st edn. (2010)
mothi elayachi Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
mothi elichi Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
nepal cardamom Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
nepalkardemumma Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
nepdi elakki Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
pedda elakulu Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
perelam Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
periya elam Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
sthūlailā (seed) Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
valiya elam Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
winged cardamom Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
xiang dou kou Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)