Griffonia Simplicifolia (with the alternate name of Bandeiraea Simplicifolia) is a shrubbery used in African folk medicine where the seeds are used for aphrodisia and antibiotic purposes as well as a remedy for diarrhea, 

vomiting and stomachache; the leaves are used for the treatment of wounds and the leaf juice for bladder and kidney ailments.

 

More recently, the plant appears to be used in the treatment of anxiety and depression, insomnia, migraine and headache, as well as the regulation of appetite leading to weight reduction in obese patients; all of these effects

are said to be due to the 5-HTP content of Griffonia Simplicifolia which many supplements are now 

standardized for.

 

5-HTP naturally occurring at 5-10% (seeds), 0.3-1.2% (leaves), and 0.1-0.2% (pods)although up to 20% 

has been reported to occur naturally.

Main function

1. Improving in mood, anxiety, insomnia, and physical symptoms

2. Anti depression, Reducing depressing and fibromyalgia

3. Being effective in various types of headaches including tension headache and migraines

4. Decreasing food intake and weight loss

Application

1. As raw materials of drugs for anti-bacterial, anti-depressants, anti-tumor and sedation, it is widely used in

fields of pharmaceutical and health products;

2. As insomnia, other similar symptoms of psychasthenia and lose weight product raw material, it is widely

used in health products industry;

3. As dietary supplements increased therapeutic function, it is widely used in fields of dietary supplement

products;

4. As products of sedative and anti-bacterial, they are widely used to add to beauty products in cosmetic

industry.

5-hydroxytryptophan
Latin Name	Griffonia simplicifolia
Active ingredient	5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP)
Assay	20%, 25% ,30% , 99%
Testing Methord	HPLC
Plant Part used	Seed
Odor	Characteristic
Extract Solvent	Water & Alcohol
Sieve analysis	100% pass 80 mesh
Loss on Drying	≤5.0%
Ash	≤5.0%
Bulk Density	40-70g/100mL
Heavy Metal	<10ppm
Pb	<0.5ppm
As	<2ppm
Hg	<0.2ppm
Cd	<0.5ppm
Residual Solvents	Eur.Pharm.
Microbiology
Total Plate Count	<1000cfu/g
Yeast & Moulds	<100cfu/g
E.Coli	Negative
Salmonella	Negative