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Hindawi Publishing Corporation Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Volume 2012, Article ID 216525, 6 pages doi:10.1155/2012/216525 Research Article The Effect of Labisia pumila var. alata on Postmenopausal Women: A Pilot Study Azidah Abdul Kadir,1 Nik Hazlina Nik Hussain,1 Wan Mohammad Wan Bebakar,1 Dayang Marshitah Mohd,1 Wan Mohd Zahiruddin Wan Mohammad,1 Intan Idiana Hassan,2 Norlela Shukor,3 Nor Azmi Kamaruddin,3 and Wan Nazaimoon Wan Mohamud4 1 School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, 16150 Kelantan, Malaysia 2 School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, 16150 Kelantan, Malaysia 3 Department of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 56000 Cheras, Malaysia 4 Institute for Medical Research, 50588 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Correspondence should be addressed to Azidah Abdul Kadir, azidah@kb.usm.my Received 17 January 2012; Revised 2 April 2012; Accepted 4 April 2012 Academic Editor: William C. S. Cho Copyright © 2012 Azidah Abdul Kadir et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study comparing the effects of a water extract of Labisia pumila var. alata at 280 mg/day with placebo, given for 6 months in postmenopausal Malay women. There were 29 patients treated with Labisia pumila and 34 patients in the placebo group. Menopausal symptoms were assessed at baseline and at 6 months. The blood pressure, body mass index, waist circumference, fasting blood sugar, lipid profile, and hormonal profile (follicle stimulating hormone/lutein