TORBANGUN (Coleus amboinicus) LEAF AS POTENTIAL NEWCOMER IN GALACTOGOGUE OR BREASTMILK BOOSTER: A NARRATIVE REVIEW

  • Indra Yudhawan Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman, Purwokerto
  • Vino Daniel Departement of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Cilegon General Hospital, Cilegon
  • Putri Khaerani Cahyaningrum Departement of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Cilegon General Hospital, Cilegon
  • Synta Haqqul Fadlilah, Mrs. Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman
  • Dalri Muhammad Suhartomo Department of Obstetric and Ginecology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman, Purwokerto
  • Ari Wahyudi Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman, Purwokerto
  • Akwila Albert Dakusha Putra Apotek Unsoed, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman, Purwokerto
  • Intan Diah Pratiwi Apotek Unsoed, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman, Purwokerto
  • Nur Hawwin Gudang Tepung, Warungboto, Yogyakarta
  • Dhadhang Wahyu Kurniawan Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman, Purwokerto

Abstract

The postpartum period is a critical phase for infant development, and one of the challenges during this time is inadequate or absent lactation, which leads to insufficient breast milk (ASI) production. Baby’s growth and development require an adequate amount of nutrition, especially during 6 months of life. Breast Milk is the most fundamental food for babies, and offers complete nutrition for growth and development. However, some mothers are unable to produce enough breast milk for the baby and need to take supplements to stimulate their milk production. Torbangun or Bangun-bangun (Coleus amboinicus) leaf is empirically used to increase milk production in some areas of Indonesia. Although, the use of torbangun is not widely used and known. This research offers an investigation and review of many references to find out the current research on torbangun, especially in association with breast milk production. The result shows that there are quite a lot of research has been done related to torbangun in increasing breast milk. Torbangun has proven to have significant potential as a supplement for increasing breast milk production. The research is still in a preliminary study and there is still a few research that could elucidate the mechanism of action of torbangun as galactogogue, the accuracy of dosage, phytochemical compound, and its safety. Therefore, further research is strongly suggested to elucidate this aspect, especially in dosage, standardization, mechanism of action, scientific formulation, phytochemical compound along with its activity and its safety.

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Published
2025-07-23
How to Cite
YUDHAWAN, Indra et al. TORBANGUN (Coleus amboinicus) LEAF AS POTENTIAL NEWCOMER IN GALACTOGOGUE OR BREASTMILK BOOSTER: A NARRATIVE REVIEW. Mandala Of Health, [S.l.], v. 18, n. 1, p. 149-171, july 2025. ISSN 2615-6954. Available at: <https://jos.unsoed.ac.id/index.php/mandala/article/view/16222>. Date accessed: 04 aug. 2025. doi: https://doi.org/10.20884/1.mandala.2025.18.1.16222.