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Griffonia
Sign in to saveGriffonia is a genus of central African flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. Griffonia is known to have a high concentration of 5-HTP in its seeds.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
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Research
1,040 papers- From forest to pharmacy: Should we be depressed about a sustainable Griffonia simplicifolia (Fabaceae) seed supply chain?Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2021
- Griffonia simplicifolia seeds extract rich in 5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan reduces infection and inflammation in a mouse model of vulvovaginal candidiasis.The Journal of pharmacy and pharmacology · 2025
- Biological Activity and Metabolomics of Griffonia simplicifolia Seeds Extracted with Different Methodologies.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
- The Griffonia simplicifolia I-B4 isolectin. A probe for alpha-D-galactosyl end groups.Sub-cellular biochemistry · 1999
- Chemical Characterization and DNA Fingerprinting of Griffonia simplicifolia Baill.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019
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Griffonia is a genus of central African flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. Griffonia is known to have a high concentration of 5-HTP in its seeds.
The genus includes four species of scandent shrubs and lianas native to west and west-central tropical Africa, ranging from Liberia to DR Congo and Angola. They grow in humid tropical forests, swamp forests, and thickets in coastal wooded grassland.