Aframomum danielli

Aframomum danielli (Oburo in Yoruba) belongs to the plant family Zingeberaceae. They closely resemble alligator pepper (Aframomum meleguetta). They are reportedly used as a traditional food spice among the Edo and Niger Delta people in Nigeria and also as an anti-inflammatory agent by rubbing of the alcohol and petrol extracts on allergic and eczematous swellings. The fruit capsule of A. danielli is red and smooth; the seeds are smooth, shiny, olive brown and may be almost flavourless or with a turpentine, like taste and a variable pungency.