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Common Names
Alligator Pepper; Grains-of-Paradise; Guinea Grains; Melegueta Pepper; Malagettapfeffer (Ger.); Malagueta (Sp.)
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6-PARADOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| 6-SHOGAOL | 32 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| 7-GINGEROL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| 7-PARADOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| 8-GINGEROL | 5 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| 8-PARADOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ASH | 0 | Fruit | 42000.0 | 103000.0 | 1.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | 25000.0 | 105000.0 | 1.72 | Wealth of India. |
| BORNEOL | 35 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Fruit | 750.0 | 9500.0 | 1.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Fruit | 278000.0 | 352000.0 | -2.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINEOLE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| EO | 0 | Seed | 3000.0 | 80000.0 | 0.46 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Fruit | not available | 20000.0 | -0.49 | Wealth of India. |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 10000.0 | 20000.0 | -1.29 | Wealth of India. |
| FIBER | 15 | Fruit | not available | 242000.0 | 0.95 | Wealth of India. |
| FIBER | 15 | Seed | 110000.0 | 170000.0 | 0.28 | Wealth of India. |
| GINGEROL | 27 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HYDROXYPHENYLALKANOLES | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Termiticide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Thermogenic | 2 | Eldershaw, T. P. D., Colquhoun, E. Q., Dora, K. A., Peng, Z. C., Clark, M. G. 1992. Pungent Principles of Ginger (Zingiber officinale) are Thermogenic in the Perfused Rat Hindlimb. Int J. Obesity, 16: 755-763. |
| Tranquilizer | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Transdermal | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Uterorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Varroacide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasoconstrictor | 1 | HerbalGram No. 17. |
| Vasodilator | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vulnerary | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |