Amomum Melegueta

Malaguetta pepper, or grains of paradise;

belonging to the ginger family, _Zingiberaceae_. The seeds of this

and other species are imported from Guinea; they have a very warm

and camphor-like taste, and are used to give a fictitious strength

to adulterated liquors, but are not considered particularly

injurious to health. The seeds are aromatic and stimulating, and

form, with other seeds of similar plants, what are known as

cardamoms.