[Latin Name] Griffonia simplicifolia

[Plant Source] Griffonia Seed

[Specifications] 98%; 99% HPLC

[Appearance] White fine powder

Plant Part Used: Seed

[Particle size] 80 Mesh

[Loss on drying] ≤5.0%

[Heavy Metal] ≤10PPM

[Pesticide residue] EC396-2005, USP 34, EP 8.0, FDA

[Storage] Store in cool & dry area, keep away from the direct light and heat.

[Shelf life] 24 Months

[Package] Packed in paper-drums and two plastic-bags inside.

[Net weight] 25kgs/drum

[What is 5-HTP]

5-HTP (5-Hydroxytryptophan) is a chemical by-product of the protein building block L-tryptophan. It is also produced commercially from the seeds of an African plant known as Griffonia simplicifolia 5-HTP is used for sleep disorders such as insomnia, depression, anxiety, migraine and tension-type headaches, fibromyalgia, obesity, premenstrual syndrome (PMS), premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), seizure disorder, and Parkinson’s disease.

 [How does it work?]

5-HTP works in the brain and central nervous system by increasing the production of the chemical serotonin. Serotonin can affect sleep, appetite, temperature, sexual behavior, and pain sensation. Since 5-HTP increases the synthesis of serotonin, it is used for several diseases where serotonin is believed to play an important role including depression, insomnia, obesity, and many other conditions.

[Function]

Depression. Some clinical research shows that taking 5-HTP by mouth improve symptoms of depression in some people. Some clinical research shows that taking 5-HTP by mouth might be as beneficial as certain prescription antidepressant drugs for improving depression symptoms. In most studies, 150-800 mg daily of 5-HTP was taken. In some cases, higher doses have been used.

Down syndrome. Some research shows that giving 5-HTP to infants with Down syndrome might improve muscle and activity. Other research shows that it does not improve muscle or development when taken from infancy until 3-4 years of age. Research also shows that taking 5-HTP along with conventional prescription drugs does improve development, social skills, or language skills.

Anxiety 5-HTP was found to be protective against carbon dioxide-induced panic attacks. One study compared 5-HTP and the prescription medication clomipramine for anxiety. Clomipramine is a tricyclic antidepressant used for treating obsessive-compulsive disorder. 5-HTP was found to be somewhat effective in reducing anxiety symptoms, but not as effective as clomipramine.

Sleep 5-HTP supplements fared a little better for insomnia.5-HTP decreased the time required to get to sleep and decreased the number of nighttime awakenings. Taking 5-HTP along with GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid), a relaxing neurotransmitter, reduced the time it took to fall asleep and increased the duration and quality of sleep. One study found that children with night terrors benefited from 5-HTP.

Season 1, Episode 15

Cranberry & Orange Scones
Recipe by Josie Wakelee

Active Time: 20 minutes
Inactive Time: 35 minutes

Orange Butter
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½ cup butter, softened
2 Tbsp orange marmalade

1. In a small bowl, mix softened butter and marmalade until combined.
2. Cover bowl and cover with plastic wrap, or, use plastic wrap to roll into a tube
3. Chill until set.

Scones
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3 cups all purpose flour
⅓ cup sugar
2 ½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
½ tsp baking soda
1 Tbsp grated orange peel
¾ cup (1 1/2 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into ½ inch pieces
¾ cup dried cranberries
1 cup chilled buttermilk

1. Preheat oven to 400° F.
2. In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt
3. Zest orange and mix into flour mixture.
4. Cut in butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse meal.
5. Add dried cranberries and coat with flour mixture.
6. Gradually add buttermilk, tossing with fork or pastry cutter until moist clumps form.
7. Turn dough out onto lightly floured work surface and knead briefly to bind dough, about 4 turns.
8. Form dough into 1-inch-thick round and cut into 8 wedges.
9. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or Sil-pad.
10. Transfer wedges to prepared baking sheet, spacing 2 inches apart.
11. Bake until tops of scones are golden brown, about 20 to 25 minutes.
12. Let stand on baking sheet 10 minutes.
13. Serve scones warm or at room temperature with orange butter

HOW TO MAKE MANDY’S FIVE MINUTE CRANBERRY QUICK BREAD

Ingredients:
1TBS Flour
1 ½ cups fresh or frozen chopped cranberry
½ cup of chopped walnuts *note it is optional
2 cups of flour (sifted)
1 ½ TSP baking powder
½ TSP salt
1 cup sugar
½ cup shortening
1 egg (slightly beaten)
¾ cup orange juice
1 orange for 1 TSP orange rind (grated)

PREP WORK: Heat oven to 350* FH while our oven heats up we want to begin prepping the ingredients. We’ll start with chopping and coating the cranberries and nuts. The way I do this process is place both the ½ cup walnuts and 1 ½ cups cranberries in to an electric grinder and grind until the mixture is thinly diced, *(note) if you do not have an electric grinder you can do this manually with a knife. After we’ve got the consistency right, we want to put it into our first empty mixing bowl and fold 1 TBS of flour in to the mix. Set that aside, Now, we want to sift 2 cups flour, 1 ½ TSP baking powder and ½ TSP of salt together. To do this simply pour each ingredient into our sifting device, *be advised, the sifting process is done to make the bread less dense, if you do not have a sifter, they are very in expensive, you should be able to pick one up at your local dollar store. Now take one of your empty mixing bowls and sift all three ingredients in. After we’ve sifted the ingredients, we want to stir our 1 cup of sugar into the mix, next we’ll measure ½ a cup of shortening and cut it into the mix. The easiest way I found to do this is to take two butter knifes and cut them chris cross into the mix. Now crack one egg and add our ¾ cup orange juice into our coffee cup and beat together with a fork until the consistency is mixed thoroughly and pour this into our dry mix. Next, using our spatula, we need to add our cranberry and nut mixture into the dry mix as well. Now for our final piece of prep work, this step can be little tricky. We have to add the orange rind, to do this we’ll need to take our full orange and peel the skin using a potato peeler *(note) you want to peel the skin just enough to not include the white skin underneath. Now we want to take our skins and cut them into tiny strips using any kind of knife available, I use a paring knife. Now take our orange rind and fold them into the, our mix is now fully prepared.

COOKING: Now we want to take our loaf pan and grease the inside with cooking spray, I would also advise you sprinkle a light coat of flour in the pan as well, to make certain the bread does not stick to the sides. Our final step is to pour the mix completely and evenly into the loaf pan. Then we place it into our preheated oven and let cook for 1 full hour once the bread is cooked cool the loaf in the loaf pan for 30min once it is cooled. (one hour later) our bread is now complete and ready to complement any fall meal, just lift it our carefully, put it on your favorite serving plate, slice it up and serve!