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• Latin name: Aframomum Melegueta
• CAS No.: 90320-21-1
• Active Ingredient:
• Specifications:
• Test Method: HPTLC
• Plant of origin: Aframomum Melegueta
• Part used: Seed
• Appearance: Brown powder

Description

It is a herbaceous and perennial tropical plant of the ginger family. It grows from a rhizome, with a reed-shaped stem, and reaches a height of 1-2 meters; the leaves are narrow similar to those of bamboo, 25 cm long and 2, 5 cm broad. The flowers are single, resembling pink lilies at the base of the plant which then give rise to ovoid, reddish brown capsules that contain many reddish seeds, amidst a gelatinous white pulp. The flower and the rhizome smell of ginger.

Benefits

• Stimulating and diuretic properties
• Chewed they have a warming effect on the body
• Numerous clinical studies are currently underway to evaluate any pharmacological properties as anti-inflammatory and metabolic activators.