Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Grains-of-paradise ↔ Cathartic

Plant

Family

Zingiberaceae

English

Grains-of-paradise, Alligator pepper, Fom wisa, Guinea, Guinea grains, Guinea pepper, Melegueta pepper

Latin

Aframomum melegueta Schum., Amomum melegueta Roscoe, Aframomum melegueta (Roscoe) K. Schum., Amomum granum-paradisi Linne, Amomum melegetta Rostk., Amomum melegueta Rosc.

Plantparts

Seeds, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Cathartic, laxative, aperient, catharic, movements of the bowel, purgative

Plantparts

Methods of Preparation

Methods of Use

--Not specified
Source: LiberHerbarum/XPn0982Sn0018

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