Griffonia simplicifolia seemneekstrakti kasutatakse toidulisandites „5-HTP“ tootmiseks. 5-Hüdroksütrüptofaan (5-HTP) on serotoniini eelkäija, millel on organismile mitmekülgne kasu. Eelkõige aitab 5-HTP kehal säilitada normaalset serotoniini taset, mis mängib olulist rolli meie meeleolu ja unetsüklite reguleerimisel. Uuringud näitavad, et 5-HTP kasutamine võib aidata ka võitluses rasvumise vastu, kuna see suurendab oluliselt täiskõhutunnet. Lisaks võivad 5-HTP toidulisandid serotoniini taseme reguleerimise kaudu leevendada depressiooni ja mõningaid fibromüalgia sümptomeid, eriti kui neid võetakse koos teiste ravimitega. Samuti on teada selle toidulisandi kasulikud omadused migreeni sümptomite leevendamisel ja melatoniini tootmise parandamisel organismis. Sobiv melatoniini tase on hea une jaoks vajalik. Vaatamata sellele on vaja uusi teaduslikke uuringuid, mis täiustaksid teadmisi 5-HTP toimemehhanismide kohta.
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