The seeds of the plant are used as a herbal supplement for their
*-Hydroxytryptophan content. *-Hydroxytryptophan also known as
*-HTP is an important building block for the human body to form
serotonin. Serotonin plays an important role in the body specially
as a neurotransmitter to transport signals between neurons in the
nervous system. It also has a legume lectin called GS4.
