Aframomum


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Noun1.Aframomum - an African genus of plants of the family Zingiberaceae
genus Aframomum
plant genus - a genus of plants
family Zingiberaceae, ginger family, Zingiberaceae - a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order Musales
Aframomum melegueta, grains of paradise, Guinea grains, Guinea pepper, melagueta pepper - West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds
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In Tanzania, the juice from the stem of Costus spectabilis is used to treat worm infection alone or in combination with the juice of Dissotus rotundifolia or the stalk of Aframomum species.
Scientists Test Medicinal Plant That Treats Cataract
Aframomum danielli, a member of Zingiberaceae, is known to possess preservative properties and named cardamom.
Effect of Natural Preservatives on Protein Degradation, Microbiological and Chemical Alterations in Rainbow Trout Fillets
Aframomum danielli seeds are smooth, shining olive brown with a turpentine taste.
PRODUCTION, MICROBIOLOGICAL AND QUALITY EVALUATION OF LOW-FAT SPICED YOGHURTS WITH LOW GLYCEMIC LOAD
Uchenna, "Antibacterial activity of water, ethanol and methanol extracts of Ocimum gratissimum, Vernonia amygdalina and Aframomum melegueta," Advances in Applied Science Research, vol.
Antibacterial and Antioxidant Compounds from the Flower Extracts of Vernonia amygdalina
Aframomum danielli, a plant that grows widely in West Africa, is an underutilized plant species known to contain an enormous variety of interesting phytochemicals [1-3].
Rapid Screening of Volatile Organic Compounds from Aframomum danielli Seeds Using Headspace Solid Phase Microextraction Coupled to Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry
Samples collected were leaves of Aframomum letestuanum Gagnep.
Tristemma hirtum and Five Other Cameroonian Edible Plants with Weak or No Antibacterial Effects Modulate the Activities of Antibiotics against Gram-Negative Multidrug-Resistant Phenotypes
Ashorobi, "Effect of Aframomum melegueta seed extract on castor oil-induced diarrhea," Pharmaceutical Biology, vol.
Antidiarrheal and Antioxidant Activities of Methanol Extract of Bryophyllum pinnatum Leaf Harvested from South-Eastern Nigeria in Mice
However, highly valued medicinal or food tree species, such as Sterculia tragacantha, Aframomum cereum, and Dialium guineense were never used as fuel or construction woods.
Extraction of timber and non-timber products from the Swamp Forest of Lokoli (Benin): use patterns, harvesting impacts and management options
(2004) A micropropagation method for korarima (Aframomum corrorima (Braun) Jansen).
Genetic diversity assessment and its importance on crop improvement in ethiopia: potentials and challenges
Information obtained through ethnobotanical interviews in local Ghanaian communities reveal that the stem bark, root, and leaves are boiled with water to treat malaria [5] and also rubbed on the body to treat chicken pox when it is ground with seeds of Xylopia aethiopica and Aframomum melegueta [3].
The Ethanolic Stem-Bark Extract of Antrocaryon micraster Inhibits Carrageenan-Induced Pleurisy and Pedal Oedema in Murine Models of Inflammation

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