SC - Roots

[Karen Evans]

>Another possibility, and one that I can't really address in depth since
>I just got this information like an hour ago, is that they [grains of
>paradise] are considered a controlled pharmaceutical substance. By pure
>accident I ran across, in a Latino bodega, a bottle of isopropyl
>"rubbing" alcohol that was apparently either an infusion of melegueta
>pepper, or contained some kind of melegueta extract. I didn't get a good
>look at it, and was only able to see the large print on the label, so I
>have no idea what the stuff is used for, or whether it really contains
>real grains of paradise.
>
>I'll post more details if I can get them.
>
>Adamantius
>
If someone can give me the scientific name  for these, I can probably find
out if they are considered to be a pharmeceutical item.  I have access to
many pharmacopoeia from several countries, and now my curiosity is peaked.

Mistress Rhiannon Cathaoir-mor
mundanely a pharmacist

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