Tongkat Ali also known as Eurycoma Longifola has been widely
used in SE Asia as an aphrodisiac.
It is considered to be Malaysia’s equivalent of Viagra. It has also been used
to treat diabetes, fever
and bacterial infections. Work in rats indicate that perhaps it may enhance
libido. Whether it works in humans is anyone’s guess.
A few facts that you need to know about eurycoma longifola-
there are many fake products with a variety of dangerous contaminants in it
including mercury. The USA FDA has banned all tongkat ali products from the market.
I have no idea whether it works but while I worked in Malaysia, my patients
were instead asking for Viagra
prescriptions-that should tell you something. My best advice is that the herbal market is infiltrated
with a lots of fakes and counterfeit products. In addition, there is no quality
control in the health supplement industry.
