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Grains of Paradise

Also known as: Grains Of Paradise, Melegueta Pepper, Alligator Pepper, Guinea Pepper, Guinea Grain, Aframomum Melegueta

Overview

Aframomum melegueta (Grains of Paradise) is a spice with a similar composition as Ginger that belongs to the same Zingiberaceae family. It shows some promise in fat-mass control at doses possibly consumable via food products. Grains of Paradise is most often used for Fat Loss.

Benefits

Aframomum melegueta appears to have some anti-diabetic and anti-obese mechanisms, although neither are remarkable. The one human study conducted in humans has confirmed an increase in metabolic rate, but required both cold exposure as well as brown fat on the person in question as prerequisites.

How it works

Aframomum melegueta may be promising for a spice to add to a diet in hopes of body recomposition and particularly for men. However, there is overall a lack of evidence to support its usage as a supplement and higher oral doses may still have some toxicity associated with them.

Side effects

The only current human study used a 95%-ethanolic extract of Aframomum melegueta at 10 mg daily. There is no evidence to suggest whether this is the optimal dose, but it appears to be a low enough dose that the spice itself can be used on top of food.

Dosage

There is a lack of comprehensive studies on the side effects of Aframomum melegueta, but higher oral doses may have some toxicity associated with them which needs to be more thoroughly investigated.