Torbangun (Coleus amboinicus Lour): A bataknese traditional cuisine perceived as lactagogue by bataknese lactating women in Simalungun, North Sumatera, Indonesia

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 64-72

  Damanik, Rizal ^a  

^a BOGOR AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Bataknese Simalungun; Coleus amboinicus Lour; Indonesia; Torbangun; Traditional cuisine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST FEEDING; COLEUS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDONESIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTATION; MIDDLE AGED; MILK, HUMAN;

EID: 59649089366     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334408326086     Document Type: Article

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