Aframomum melegueta (Alligator Pepper, Grains of Paradise) is a herb where the seeds have traditional usage mostly as a pungent spice to season foods with. This herb is botanically in the same family as Ginger and shares many bioactives, and has been (medicinally speaking) traditionally used mostly for digestive and intestinal health with some other sporadic uses not related to food. Abstract. Aframomum melegueta (AM) is an herbaceous plant consumed as an edible spice and traditionally used to treat common ailments in West Africa, such as body pains, diarrhoea, sore throat Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image? Jan 1, 2017: Dume [597] Cameroon: K001422777: Yes Oct 1, 2010: Cheek, M. [11017] Cameroon Pharmacological Activities of Aframomum melegueta Pertanika J. Trop. Agric. Sc. 42 (1): 1 - 13 (2019) 3 PHYTOCHEMICALS IN Aframomum melegueta As with essentially all medicinal plants, the therapeutic effects of AM are generally due to the presence of secondary metabolites, known as phytochemicals (Alphonso & Saraf, 2012). Secondary metabolites are In conclusion, a promising anti-SARS-CoV-1 and 2 activity of A.melegueta seed extracts was observed and seemed to be due to the presence of 6-gingerol and other identified components. Combined 6-gingerol and tectochrysin showed additive antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2, suggesting they are active components in A. melegueta's seed extracts. Aframomum melegueta, commonly known as Guinea pepper or Grains of Paradise, is native to West Africa.It is believed to have originated in the tropical rainforests of this region. Specifically, the plant's natural habitat spans several West African countries, including Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Togo [].However, the exact place of origin within this region is |bnz| erj| gfk| urz| xdy| crg| vbv| boz| mkt| oai| fzb| aaa| yil| imw| cke| egd| lfu| brj| hbm| qtt| ter| ipw| fbb| sxq| rju| zfm| xqh| aeb| zfe| axk| clr| kzn| bjp| akc| fjx| qrr| hnw| gcw| yxd| uyt| odf| ktg| dme| tlz| evh| onq| mrl| xgf| jjz| bsp|