Background: Plants of the Zingiberaceae family namely Curcuma longa, Aframomum
melegueta and Zingiber officinale are known for their many biological activities such as the …

The emergence of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that emanated from Wuhan in
China in 2019 has become a global concern. The current situation warrants ethnomedicinal …

Abstract Context: The African genus Aframomum (Zingiberaceae) is a group of diverse
tropical plants frequently collected yet largely neglected taxonomically. The current and …

Introduction The southwestern and northcentral parts of Nigeria are highly endowed with
medicinal plants that have been used for decades to treat cancer. However, these herbal …

This chapter explores the botanical characteristics, traditional uses, culinary applications,
and medicinal properties of the medicinal spice, Afromomum melegueta [Roscoe.] K …

Background: Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), the most common condition in aging men
is the non cancerous proliferation of epithelial and stromal cells of the prostate gland and is …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Croton membranaceus leaf extracts are used in the
Bahamas to aromatize tobacco. In Nigeria it is used to improve digestion and in Ghana, the …

The Zingiberacea or ginger family is a family of flowering plants comprising roughly 1,600
species of aromatic perennial herbs with creeping horizontal or tuberous rhizomes divided …

Aframomum melegueta is an herbaceous plant consumed as an edible spice and
traditionally used to treat common ailments in Nigeria, such as body pains, diarrhea, sore …

The recommended diet for human infants within the first 6 months of life is breast milk. No
other natural or artificial formulation has been able to match up to this gold standard …