Plant Details

Accepted name:: Aframomum melegueta K.Schum. [Zingiberaceae]
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
aburo	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
aframomum melegueta whole	Other	Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024)
alligator pepper	Other	African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010) Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016) Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007) Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
alligator-pepper	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
amomum	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
anai wie	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
anairo wie	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
apokuo	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
ataku	Other	Pl. Méd. Vendues dans le Marché, Bénin (Adomou et al., 2012)
atakui	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
atakwin	Other	Domestic Market in Herb. Med. in Benin (Quiroz et al., 2014)
atare	Other	Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo et al., 2008)
atare pepper	Other	Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
ataye	Other	Herb. Med. in Malaria Mgmt., Nigeria (Olorunniyi & Morenikeji, 2013)
atá	Other	Domestic Market in Herb. Med. in Benin (Quiroz et al., 2014)
awisa	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
awusa	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007) Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
cardamone	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
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)
felfelossoudān	Other	Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
fomwisa	Other	Ghana’s Herbal Market (van Andel et al., 2012)
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)
graines de paradis	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
grains of paradise	Other	African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010) Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007) Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
grains ofparadise	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
grains-of-paradise	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
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) Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016) Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
guinea pepper	Other	African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010) Non-Timber Forest Prod., NW District of Guyana (van Andel, 2000)
guinea seeds	Other	African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010)
guinea-grains	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
guinea-pepper	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Med. Pl. of Coastal Guyana (Lachman-White et al., 1992)
gyan'damar yaji	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
heel habshi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
hsi sha tou	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
ikehegh	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
jowzosherk	Other	Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
ma-niguetta	Other	African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010)
magiette	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
malagettapfeffer	Other	African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010) Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
malagueta	Other	African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010) Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
malagueta pepper	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
malaguette	Other	African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010)
maniguet	Other	African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010)
maniguette	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
maninguette	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
megbedogboe	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
melagueta pepper	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
melegueta	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
melegueta pepper	Other	Commercially Important African Med. Pl. (Van Wyk, 2015) Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016) Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007) Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
melegueta-pepper	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
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)
ndungu zi nzo	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
negro kender	Other	Med. Pl. Use by Surinamese in Amsterdam (van Andel et al., 2007)
nengre kondrepepre	Other	Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007)
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)
paradieskörner	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
paradise fruit	Other	Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
paradiskorn	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
pepre	Other	Med. Pl. Use by Surinamese in Amsterdam (van Andel et al., 2007)
poivre de guinée	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
poivre maniguette	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
sensam	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
tondolo	Other	Trade in African Med. Pl., Belgium (van Andel & Fundiko, 2016)
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)
جوزالشّرک	Other	Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
فلفل السّودان	Other	Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Seeds		Commercially Important African Med. Pl. (Van Wyk, 2015)
Leaves, seeds		Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo et al., 2008)
Seed		Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Seed		WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
leaf, bark		Herb. Med. in Malaria Mgmt., Nigeria (Olorunniyi & Morenikeji, 2013)
fruits, seeds		Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007)
fruits, seeds	dry fruits, dry seeds	Domestic Market in Herb. Med. in Benin (Quiroz et al., 2014)
fruit		Pl. Méd. Vendues dans le Marché, Bénin (Adomou et al., 2012)
root, seed, fruit	juice of young leaves	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
fruits, seeds	dry fruits, dry seeds	Ghana’s Herbal Market (van Andel et al., 2012)
fruits, seeds	fresh fruits, dried seeds	Trade in African Med. Pl., Belgium (van Andel & Fundiko, 2016)
entire plant, seeds		Med. Pl. of Coastal Guyana (Lachman-White et al., 1992)
seeds		Med. Pl. Use by Surinamese in Amsterdam (van Andel et al., 2007)
seed, rhizome		Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
seed		Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
seed		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
seed	dried mature seeds	Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007)
seed		African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 10 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Aframomum grana-paradisi (L.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 46: 213 (1904).
Amomum grana-paradisi L. Sp. Pl.: 2 (1753), nom. utique rej.
Amomum melegueta Roscoe Monandr. Pl. Scitam.: t. 98 (1827), nom. illeg.
Aframomum meleguetella K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 46: 205 (1904).
Alpinia grana-paradisi (L.) Moon Cat. Pl. Ceylon: 1 (1824).
Amomum elatum Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 5 (1796), nom. superfl.
Amomum melegueta var. violacea Ridl. J. Bot. 25: 130 (1887).
Cardamomum grana-paradisi (L.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 686 (1891).
Torymenes officinalis Salisb. Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 283 (1812), not validly publ.
Zerumbet autranii Heckel Naturaliste, sér. 2, 13: 293 (1891).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Aframomum granum-paradisi	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
Aframomum granum-paradisi Schumann	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Aframomum melegueta	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Med. Pl. Sold In Yaoundé Markets, Cameroon (Betti, 2002) Med. Pl. Use by Surinamese in Amsterdam (van Andel et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of Coastal Guyana (Lachman-White et al., 1992) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Pl. Méd. Vendues dans le Marché, Bénin (Adomou et al., 2012) Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
Aframomum melegueta (Rosc.) K. Schum.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Aframomum melegueta (Roscoe) K. Schum.	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Non-Timber Forest Prod., NW District of Guyana (van Andel, 2000)
Aframomum melegueta (Roscoe) K.Schum.	Comm. Med. Pl. Harvesting, Suriname (van Andel & Havinga, 2008)
Aframomum melegueta (Roscoe) Schumann	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Aframomum melegueta K Schum.	SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Trop. Africa (2015)
Aframomum melegueta K. Schum	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
Aframomum melegueta K. Schum.	Domestic Market in Herb. Med. in Benin (Quiroz et al., 2014) Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Ghana Herbal Pharmacop. (Busia, 2007) Med. Pl. Sold In Yaoundé Markets, Cameroon (Betti, 2002) Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2024) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2025) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Aframomum melegueta K.Schum.	African Herbal Pharmacop. 1st edn. (2010) Commercially Important African Med. Pl. (Van Wyk, 2015) Ghana’s Herbal Market (van Andel et al., 2012) Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) Trade in African Med. Pl., Belgium (van Andel & Fundiko, 2016) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Aframomum melegueta Schumann	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
Aframomumme legueta	Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo et al., 2008)
Aframonium melegueta	Herb. Med. in Malaria Mgmt., Nigeria (Olorunniyi & Morenikeji, 2013)
Ammomum melegueta Roscoe	SOTWP 2016: Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2015)
Amomum garanum-paradisi	Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Amomum granum-paradisi	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Amomum granum-paradisi L.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Amomum melegueta	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
Amomum melegueta Roscoe	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)

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