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A Review on Griffonia Simplicifollia – a Natural Anti-Depressant 76 Mehta HD et al. / International Journal of Phytopharmacology. 6(2), 2015, 76-79. e- ISSN 0975 – 9328 Print ISSN 2229 – 7472 International Journal of Phytopharmacology Journal homepage: www.onlineijp.com IJP A REVIEW ON GRIFFONIA SIMPLICIFOLLIA – A NATURAL ANTI-DEPRESSANT HD Mehta (Upadhye)*, SV Mangrulkar, AJ Chourasia Priyadarshini J.L. College of pharmacy, Electronic Zone, M.I.D.C. Hingna road, Nagpur. 440016, India. ABSTRACT In our country, more than 2000 medicinal plants have been recognized. Griffonia simplicifollia Fabaceae Family, is an important medicinal plant for antidepressant. Because L-5-Hydroxytryptophan which is de-rived from seeds of Griffonia simplicifolia is an industrial source of a serotonin precursor. Its medicinal usage has been reported in the traditional systems of medicine. Serotonin is an important in regulating brain chemistry and is especially important in problems such as depression. Therefore, supplementing with Griffonia seed can raise serotonin levels and provide relief from depression and insomnia. The present review article discuss about G. Simplicifollia, its major active constituents, and its role in depression. Key words: Griffonia Simplicifolia, Depression, Serotonin. INTRODUCTION The World Health Organization predicts and its axons project to frontal cortex where they may depression will become the second-most burdensome have important regulatory functions for mood, basal disease in the next decade, with the greatest burden in ganglia where limbic areas where they may modulate North America and the United Kingdom (WHO, 2001). emotions, particularly anxiety. (Hindmarch, 2001; Gerard Currently, major depression accounts for 33.3% of et al., 2006). Serotonergic projections also arrive in the patients in the United States, (Unutzer, 1857) and, at 160 hypothalamus where they can regulate eating,appetite, an million prescriptions annually, antidepressants are the d weight as well as drive and pleasure and regulate the sle most prescribed medication, despite the fact that recent ep‐wake cycle. (Van et al., 1972) meta-analyses show these as no better to treat mild to Hence, it was clear that supplementing with moderate depression (the major prescriptive reason) than Griffonia seed can raise serotonin levels and provide placebo. (Fournier, 2010) Serotonin is an important in relief from depression and insomnia. (Wang, 2013) regulating brain chemistry and is especially important in Because Griffonia simplicifolia is the largest source of the problems such as depression. Clinical depression compound 5-HTP. Its seeds contain up to 20% 5-HTP, by is due to impairment of central monoaminergic function, a weight. Studies that have been done on Griffonia deficiency in the neurotransmission mediated by serotonin simplicifolia suggest that when supplemented as an herb, (5‐HT), 5-hydroxytryptamin, norepinephrine (NA) and it may rival the effects of supplementing 5-HTP in dopamine (DA). The monoamine concentrations may be a isolation. The lowest effect dose for rats is 25mg/kg of ltered as a result of disrupted synthesis, storage or release bodyweight, which is about 4mg/kg of Griffonia or the concentrations may be normal but the postsyna ptic simplicifolia extract, assuming 20% 5-HTP content. This receptors and / or sub‐cellular messenger activity may be translates to following human doses; 275mg Griffonia impaired Serotonin’s cell bodies are located in brain raphe (55mg of 5-HTP) for a 150 lb person, 350mg Griffonia (70mg of 5-HTP) for a 200 lb person 450mg Griffonia Corresponding Author (90mg of 5-HTP) for a 250 lb person. It is unknown whether Griffonia simplicifolia has other bioactives other HD Mehta (Upadhye) than 5-HTP. The human dosages listed above are derived Email: [email protected] from rodent studies, and are not optimal, which is why 77 Mehta HD et al. / International Journal of Phytopharmacology. 6(2), 2015, 76-79. they are different from the optimal dose of 5-HTP. identified. Alkaloids 1, 2 and 4 showed growth inhibitory (Pathak, 2010) effects on the HepG2 cell line with IC50 values of 23.5, 9.6 and 19.3 μmol·L(-1), respectively. (Wang et al., 2013) Source Griffonia simplicifolia is a woody climbing GRIFFONIA AND THE BRAIN shrub native to West Africa and Central Africa. It grows The 5-HTP which is active constituents obtained to about 3 m, and bears greenish flowers followed by from Griffonia Simplicifolia plants becomes a crucial black pods. (Irvine, 1961) Botanical synonyms for the player in the regulation of human mood. This is because plant also include Schotia simplicifolia (Vahl ex DC) the compound is the direct pre-cursor to serotonin, the Baill. neurotransmitter which generates pleasant mood states and the sense of mental calm. (Nolen, 1985) Serotonin Classification: (PORSPI 1992; LegumeWeb 2008) cannot be directly supplemented by any other method, as Binomial name : Griffonia simplicifolia (DC.) Bail it is not able to cross the blood brain barrier on its own. If Synonyms : Bandeiraea simplicifolia (DC.) Benth. serotonin is consume as a dietary supplement, it would Kingdom : Plantae not end up reaching the receptors in the brain where it is Division : Magnoliophyta needed to produce changes. However, 5-HTP does reach Class : Magnoliopsida brain tissue and interacts directly with neurons. Once it Order : Fabales enters the brain, it is converted into serotonin for Family : Fabaceae immediate use. (Turner et al., 2006) Subfamily : Caesalpinioideae Genus : Griffonia PRODUCTION AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE Species : G. simplicifolia The seed of Griffonia simplicifolia is a serotonin Common Name : Griffonia precursor. Trade statistics are not available. In the early Local name (Akan): Kajya, Atooto, Poopoo 1990s the annual export from Ghana to Germany amounted to 80 t. In view of the increased demand for 5- GRIFFONIA SEED EXTRACT HTP in the Western world, the trade must have expanded Griffonia Seed Extract is a natural supplement since then. In 1999 the wholesale price of seed was US$ which is taken from the extract of the Griffonia 8–9 per kg. (Pathak, 2010) Simplicifolia plant. The seeds of this plant are known to contain the herbal compound 5-Hydroxytryptophan (5- MECHANISMS OF ACTION (Chadwick, 1975) HTP). (Lemaire, 2002) This compound is also an Griffonia simplicifolia contains 5- important building block in the human body used to hydroxytryptophan is the precursor of serotonin. (5- synthesize Serotonin. As one of the key neurotransmitters hydroxytryptamine); boosts serotonin levels in CNS. 5- for controlling mood and sleep, increasing levels of HTP acts primarily by increasing levels of serotonin Serotonin can alleviate anxiety, promote feelings of well- within the central nervous system. being. (Bosch, 2008) Griffonia Seed Extract is the most popular form of 5-HTP supplement sold today because it CLINICAL USES is herbally sourced and considered to be very safe. DEPRESSION (Nicolodi, 1996) The first large clinical trial using 5-HTP in CHEMICAL CONSTITUENT depression was conducted by Sano in 1972. Using an The seeds of the plant are used as an herbal open trial design, a total of 107 patients with endogenous supplement for their 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) unipolar or bipolar depression were given daily oral content. (Fournier, 2010) G. simplicifolia extracts have dosages of 5-HTP from 50 to 300 mg. Significant been evaluated as an oral spray, resulting in increased improvement was observed in 74 of the patients (69%), satiety in one study. (Lemaire, 2002) Griffonia and no significant side effects were reported. The simplicifolia also has a legume lectin called GS Isolectin response rate in most of these patients was quite rapid B4, which binds to alpha-D-galactosyl residues of (less than two weeks). polysaccharides and glycoproteins. This supplement is The issue of speed of response was subsequently often given by spider silk farmers to increase production addressed in a study of 59 patients with eight different of stronger silk. A new β-carboline alkaloid, griffonine types of depression. 5-HTP was administered orally in (1), together with seven known alkaloids, hyrtioerectine B dosages from 150 to 300 mg daily for a period of three (2), 3-carboxy -6- hydroxyl -β- carboline (3), weeks. Thirteen patients (22%) were markedly improved, hyrtiosulawesine (4), 5-hydroxyindole-3-carbaldehyde and another 27 patients (45.8%) showed moderate (5), 5-hydroxy-3-(2-hydroxyethyl) indole (6), trigonelline improvement. Of these 40 patients who improved, 20 (7), and 5-hydroxytryptamine (8) were isolated and (50%) began to show improvement within three days, 78 Mehta HD et al. / International Journal of Phytopharmacology. 6(2), 2015, 76-79. Studies in patients with either unipolar or bipolar SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION depression have demonstrated significant clinical According to literature survey it might be response in 2 to 4 weeks at doses of 50-300 mg three suggests that Griffonia seed raises serotonin levels in the times a day. and 32 patients (80%) improved within two brain. Some Researchers reveals little information weeks of beginning treatment with 5-HTP. In a study regarding the toxicology of 5-HTP. A possible association employing positron-emission tomography (PET) with fatal eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome in the 1980s scanning, eight healthy volunteers and six people and 1990s has now been attributed to contaminated L- diagnosed with major depression received infusions of tryptophan. HPLC identification of the implicated radio labelled 5-HTP. The researchers found that contaminant tryptophan-4,5-dione
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