Product description

Griffonia simplicifolia belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family. It is a large shrub native to West Africa, like a liana. It is a climbing plant which can reach a height of 3 to 10 meters.

In traditional African practices people liked to think that the griffonia seed healed people possessed by the demon.Westerners were only interested in this plant from the 1980s thanks to the properties of the active ingredient contained in the seeds: 5 hydroxytryptophan (5HTP). In the body it is the immediate precursor of serotonin which has a fundamental role in the regulation of many functions of our body: sleep-wake cycle, stress, mood disorders, eating disorders…

Nexira offers Griffonia seed extract to be used in sleep aid and stress management supplement.

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Categories Botanical Extracts
Sales markets Western Europe; Eastern Europe; Middle East; Asia; Australia; North America; Africa; Central/South America

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