Benefits of Fatimah grass for women's health

Amik Rahayu Wahyudi; Andi Nilawati Usman; Deviana Riu; Mardiana Ahmad; Prihantono Prihantono; Sri Ramadhani

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v6nS7.13027

Authors

Amik Rahayu Wahyudi Department of Midwifery, Graduate School, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia
Andi Nilawati Usman
andinilawati@pasca.unhas.ac.id
Department of Midwifery, Graduate School, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia
Deviana Riu Department of Pathology Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia
Mardiana Ahmad Department of Midwifery, Graduate School, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia
Prihantono Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia
Sri Ramadhani Department of Pathology Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia

Keywords:

Fatimah Grass, review, Women's Health

Abstract

Introduction: Traditionally, fatimah grass water bath is consumed to help induce labor, but until now there is not enough scientific evidence regarding its safety. Although there are many studies that explain the benefits of Fatimah grass for the female life cycle. For this reason, understanding the benefits of Fatimah grass scientifically for women's life cycles is very important. Methods: The author searches for articles from the databases: PubMed, Scient Direct, MDPI, Google Schoolar, Research Gate, and Semantic Scholar published from January 2007 to May 2021 to find out potential studies that are appropriate and meet the inclusion criteria requirements. From the six electronic databases, 47 articles were identified and reduced to 27 relevant articles. The authors summarize the sample size, study design, research results, conclusions, and recommendations. The keywords used are: 'Fatimah grass' or 'kacip Fatimah' or 'Labisia pumila' or 'Benefits of Labisia Pumila For Women' or 'fatimah grass and its benefits' Results: The authors identified 27 relevant articles that were significantly related to the content of phytochemicals that are beneficial to health, such as the content of flavonoid compounds, saponins, phenolics, phytoestrogenics or natural estrogen benzoquinones, alkenyls.

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