SC - Re: Grains of Paradise

[Philip & Susan Troy]

Mistress Rhiannon wrote, including a quote from me:

> Date: Tue, 2 Jun 1998 22:01:00 -0400
> From: "Alma Johnson" <chickengoddess at mindspring.com>
> Subject: Re: SC - Re: Grains of Paradise
<snip>
> >"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

Afrimomum melegueta or cardamomum melegueta, depending on who you talk
to. Just to make the issue even more crystal clear, there are types of
chillies called melegueta peppers, also, presumably unrelated.

Adamantius

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