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

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the most prevalent health problem affecting all age groups,
and leads to many secondary problems in other organs especially kidneys, gastrointestinal …

Aframomum melegueta Schum (Zingiberaceae) is a perennial herb widely cultivated for its
valuable seeds in the tropical region of Africa. The present study evaluated the antioxidant …

Objective To evaluate the antioxidant and antiglycation potential of polyphenols from three
spices; alligator pepper, ginger and nutmeg. Methods Polyphenol extracts of these spices …

The ethanolic extract of grains of paradise (Aframomum melegueta Schum, Zingiberaceae)
has been evaluated for inhibitory activity on cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) enzyme, in vivo for …

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Grains of Paradise (Aframomum melegueta
[Roscoe] K. Schum.) seeds are used in West Africa as a remedy for variety of ailments such …

The aim of the present investigation was to formulate tapentadol hydrochloride–loaded
chitosan nanoparticles (CS-NPs) for nose to brain delivery. Chitosan nanoparticles were …

Aframomum melegueta is a commonly used African spice. Through a hepatoprotective
bioassay-guided isolation, the chloroform fraction of A. melegueta seeds yielded one new …

Scope Grains of Paradise (GOP), the seeds of Aframomum melegueta, has anti‐obesity
effects. However, the mechanisms underlying the effects remain unclear. Methods and …

Abstract Context: The roots of Alafia barteri Oliver (Apocynaceae), Combretum mucronatum
Schumach (Combretaceae) and Capparis thonningii Schum (Capparaceae) are used in …