Tongkat ali, also called long jack, and also known by very many native names, is a small flowering plant of the Simaroubaceae family. The plant’s scientific name is Eurycoma longifolia, and it is found throughout South East Asia, especially in Malaysia and Indonesia. The quassinoids, or bitter tasting extracts from the roots, are used in native medicine, where they are said to have a great many desirable properties, including anti-diabetic, anti-malarial, anti-bacterial and anti-cancer effects. Many of these effects have been studied by Western medical science, and results have been published in many respected journals. The identified effect of increasing testosterone levels have been noted in body building circles. There are several body-building supplements marketed as containing Eurycoma, or tongkat ali.
The plant Eurycoma longifolia is a member of the family Simaroubaceae, and is native to Indonesia and Malaysia. It is also found, although less commonly, in several other countries in the region.
The medicinal extracts from Eurycoma’s roots are called quassinoids. They taste very bitter indeed: many of the plant’s native names mean “bitter medicine”. This is often used as a fairly crude way to check that medicines and supplements said to contain tongkat ali are in fact genuine. They should taste really bitter.
It has long been known by practitioners of native medicine, that the plant Eurycoma had medicinal properties. These were said to include anti-malarial, anti-diabetic, anti-ulcer, anti-tumor, anti-microbial and anti-pyretic properties. Many of these claims have been studied and results published in peer-reviewed scientific publications.
For example in one study it was found that Eurycoma could have beneficial effects (similar to testosterone replacement therapy) for patients who had the bone disease osteoporosis. Anti-cancer properties (mainly for breast and lung cancer lines) were reported by researchers in Japan and Taiwan.
In fact the government of Malaysia and MIT have patented one particular extract from the plant, although it is debatable in law whether scientists can get a valid patent on a substance already known about by native medicinal practitioners.
Body builders often refer to Eurycoma as long jack. They became interested in the drug because of the testosterone enhancing feature. There are several body-building supplements marketed as containing Eurycoma, or tongkat ali, although buyers are advised to be cautious, as many do not contain enough Eurycoma to have any practical effect, and many are marketed with vague, dubious and unscientific claims.
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