Impact of Drying Methods on Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidant Properties of .

species have been used as herbal medicines in traditional Asian medicine. One of the species that has the potential as a medicinal plant and is still limited in its studies is . This study investigated the effects of drying methods, namely, freeze drying (FD) and hot air drying (HAD), on bioactive compounds, phenolics, flavonoids, and antioxidants in leaves and stems.

Galactagogue activity of poly-herbal decoction from Indonesia: a randomized open label controlled trial.

Objectives: Indonesia have several herbs empirically used as galactagogue. However there are limited clinical evidence regarding the efficacy and safety of this herbs especially poly-herb. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of polyherbal galactagogue (PHG) consist of katuk leaves, torbangun leaves and papaya leaves compared to commercial galactagogue capsules (CGC) that contain a single plant extract, katuk leaves.