Genus of Primulaceae plants
Labisia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae , native to the Malesia biogeographical region.[3] Its best known species is Labisia pumila , which is cultivated as a medicinal herb in Malaysia and Indonesia for, among other things, improving libido in women, induction of childbirth, and relieving postmenopausal discomfort.[4] [5]
Currently accepted species include:
Labisia acuta Ridl.
Labisia alata N.E.Br.
Labisia longistyla King & Gamble
Labisia obtusifolia Hallier f.
Labisia ovalifolia Ridl.
Labisia posthumusiana Sunarno
Labisia pumila (Blume) Fern.-Vill.
Labisia serrulata Hallier f.
Labisia sessilifolia Hallier f.
Labisia smaragdina L.Linden & Rodigas
Labisia steenisiana Sunarno
Labisia sumatrensis Sunarno
^ Edwards's Bot. Reg. 31: t. 48 (1845)
^ "Labisia Lindl" . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2020 .
^ Sunarno, B. (2005). "Revision of the Genus Labisia (Myrsinaceae)" . Blumea - Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants . 50 (3): 579–597. doi :10.3767/000651905X622879 .
^ Manda, Vamshi K.; Dale, Olivia R.; Awortwe, Charles; Ali, Zulfiqar; Khan, Ikhlas A.; Walker, Larry A.; Khan, Shabana I. (2014). "Evaluation of drug interaction potential of Labisia pumila (Kacip Fatimah) and its constituents" . Frontiers in Pharmacology . 5 : 178. doi :10.3389/fphar.2014.00178 . PMC 4126480 . PMID 25152732 .
^ Fathilah, Siti Noor; Mohamed, Norazlina; Muhammad, Norliza; Mohamed, Isa Naina; Soelaiman, Ima Nirwana; Shuid, Ahmad Nazrun (2013). "Labisia pumila regulates bone-related genes expressions in postmenopausal osteoporosis model" . BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine . 13 : 217. doi :10.1186/1472-6882-13-217 . PMC 3847139 . PMID 24007208 .