Mashed leaves with Aframomum melegueta rubbed into cuts in jam to release muscle.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

In the case of ointments and orally administered medicines, the plants are often ground to a paste with palm oil, and other ingredients like Aframomum melegueta seeds are added.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

Some scientists say Aframomum is a powerful antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal and anti-inflammatory "natural drug," which may serve as a preventive medicine for the gorillas.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-04-01] Reference

Ellen Dierenfeld, a gorilla nutritionist at the St. Louis Zoo, says that a member of the ginger family, Aframomum melegueta, is a staple food of western lowland gorillas in their native environments.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-04-01] Reference

Web LinksIlya Raskin at Rutgers University If you've ever eaten West African cuisine, you may have come across the pungent peppery spice known as grains of paradise or Aframomum melegueta.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Aframomum hanburyi.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

Aframomum sp. "tondo".    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference