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Labisia pumila : a review on its traditional, phytochemical and biological uses

Labisia pumila is traditionally used by Malay woman to maintain healthy female reproductive function and as postpartum medicine. In vitro and in vivo studies indicated that Labisia pumila exerts a wide range of biological activities such as phytoestrogenic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-ag...

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Main Authors: Abdullah, Norhanisah, Chermahini, Siavash Hosseinpour, Chua, Lee Suan, Sarmidi, Mohammad Roji
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Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/40679/
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spelling my.utm.406792017-08-01T00:54:14Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/40679/ Labisia pumila : a review on its traditional, phytochemical and biological uses Abdullah, Norhanisah Chermahini, Siavash Hosseinpour Chua, Lee Suan Sarmidi, Mohammad Roji QK Botany Labisia pumila is traditionally used by Malay woman to maintain healthy female reproductive function and as postpartum medicine. In vitro and in vivo studies indicated that Labisia pumila exerts a wide range of biological activities such as phytoestrogenic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-aging, anti-microbial and anti-carcinogenic activities. These biological activities are related to the presence of the bioactive phytochemical constituents comprising of phenolic, flavonoid and other antioxidant compounds. In addition, saponin, alkenyl compounds and benzoquinone derivatives are also present and these compounds are known to be linked with useful biological activities. In this article, we carried out a critical review on the current knowledge on the traditional usage, phytochemical constituents and biological activities of Labisia pumila. 2013 Article PeerReviewed Abdullah, Norhanisah and Chermahini, Siavash Hosseinpour and Chua, Lee Suan and Sarmidi, Mohammad Roji (2013) Labisia pumila : a review on its traditional, phytochemical and biological uses. World Applied Sciences Journal, 27 (10). pp. 1297-1306. ISSN 1818-4952
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topic QK Botany
spellingShingle QK Botany
Abdullah, Norhanisah
Chermahini, Siavash Hosseinpour
Chua, Lee Suan
Sarmidi, Mohammad Roji
Labisia pumila : a review on its traditional, phytochemical and biological uses
description Labisia pumila is traditionally used by Malay woman to maintain healthy female reproductive function and as postpartum medicine. In vitro and in vivo studies indicated that Labisia pumila exerts a wide range of biological activities such as phytoestrogenic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-aging, anti-microbial and anti-carcinogenic activities. These biological activities are related to the presence of the bioactive phytochemical constituents comprising of phenolic, flavonoid and other antioxidant compounds. In addition, saponin, alkenyl compounds and benzoquinone derivatives are also present and these compounds are known to be linked with useful biological activities. In this article, we carried out a critical review on the current knowledge on the traditional usage, phytochemical constituents and biological activities of Labisia pumila.
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author Abdullah, Norhanisah
Chermahini, Siavash Hosseinpour
Chua, Lee Suan
Sarmidi, Mohammad Roji
author_facet Abdullah, Norhanisah
Chermahini, Siavash Hosseinpour
Chua, Lee Suan
Sarmidi, Mohammad Roji
author_sort Abdullah, Norhanisah
title Labisia pumila : a review on its traditional, phytochemical and biological uses
title_short Labisia pumila : a review on its traditional, phytochemical and biological uses
title_full Labisia pumila : a review on its traditional, phytochemical and biological uses
title_fullStr Labisia pumila : a review on its traditional, phytochemical and biological uses
title_full_unstemmed Labisia pumila : a review on its traditional, phytochemical and biological uses
title_sort labisia pumila : a review on its traditional, phytochemical and biological uses
publishDate 2013
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/40679/
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