Torbangun (Coleus amboinicus Lour) has been used as a breast milk stimulant (a lactagogue) by Bataknese people in Indonesian for hundreds of years. However, the traditional use of torbangun is not well documented, and scientific evidence is limited to establish torbangun as lactagogue. The article review the result collected studies that were conducted to elucidate the effect of the traditional use of torbangun during the first month of lactation on the quality and quantity of breast milk. One of the Bataknese traditional practices is the use of Coleus amboinicus Lour (torbangun) as part of the diet among lactating women during the first month of lactation. It is believed that this plant, of which local names includes bangun bangun and torbangun, stimulus breast milk production. More than this, it is thought that it restores the mothers health status after delivery