"Tongkat Ali"
Tongkat Ali or Pasak Bumi also known as is a plant found in the forests of Malaysia and its botanical Indonesia.Nama is Eurycoma longifolia of families Simaraubaceae. Tongkat ali also known as a remedy bitter, bitter leret, leret white, red leret, bitter gall, umbrella ali, his stick, vomiting earth, earth shell, root bark doubt, stick apostles, and setunjang earth. [1]
Tongkat ali is a plant that is said to have materials to help men who have problems with impotence.
Tongkat ali can reach heights up to 10 meters in lush lowland forests. Typically, lush leaves on a stalk. Most of these trees are not branched. Even if the fork, it is too little, ie only one or two branches. The flowers are arranged in dense heads, branching out from the base of the leaves.
Tongkat ali is a plant that is both long and high and growing vertically without branches. Tongkat ali in the wild for millions of years in the tropical rain forest, takes several years to reach a tree trunk diameter of 6 inches.
In their natural state in the woods, tongkat ali grows at a slower rate and can reach heights up to 15 m with a trunk diameter of 20 cm. The leaves are oval shaped with a width of between two and three centimeters cm, and between eight cm long and 10 cm. The leaves are arranged in pairs on a single stalk with a length of up to 100 cm. There are 20-30 pairs of leaflets per leaf stalks are arranged in a spiral, either clockwise or counterclockwise rotation of the shaft axis.
Tongkat ali is known for having aphrodisiac effects (sex booster). Traditionally, tongkat ali is used to treat some types of disease and improve health, including dizziness, ringworm, dysentery, swelling, antitumor, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Eurikomanone, eurikomalaktone and eurikomanol (quassinoids) are abundant in roots is important in the chemical industry. Research shows that chemicals (phytochemicals) found in the tongkat ali can increase the levels of the hormone testosterone, which is required for male sexual function. [2]
Tongkat ali is sold in different product ratio, with 20: 1 and 100: 1. Tongkat ali products traditionally drawn using ethanol instead of water. Toxikologi report has shown that tongkat ali product water is safe. Some manufacturers may choose to use ethanol to produce more active compounds. However, if the manufacturer claims to produce more than 200: 1 product, make sure you ask for the report to make sure it is safe toxikologi digunakan.British Journal of Sports Medicine has published the results of a scientific study in 2003, which shows Eurycoma longifolia lead to increased muscle size and power compared to placebo. This probably reflects the characteristics of anabolic on tongkat ali. However, further research is needed. Some athletes and bodybuilders are now using tongkat ali products with the hope that it will act as a testosterone booster, to increase muscle size and performance without drugs.
The active compounds in tongkat ali is Glyco Saponins and Eurypeptides. Eurypeptides is a large chain of amino acids responsible for the effects of increased testosterone in the tongkat ali. It is also important to verify if the product contains additional tongkat ali maltodextrine or any other fillers. Some companies may add up to 75% filler and only 25% of the actual product.
With advances in technology and scientific research, tongkat ali is now used as the main ingredient in a variety of beverage products, especially coffee. This herb is also widely marketed in capsule form.
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