LONGJACK

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Scientific name: Eurycoma longifolia   

 Local name: Pokok Tongkat Ali

 Ordinary name: Longjack                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                             

Plant features:
The plant is a medium-sized slender shrub that can reach 10 m (33 ft) in height and is often unbranched. A medium-size slender shrub reaching 10 m (33 ft), often unbranched with reddish-brown petioles. Leaves compound, even pinnate reaching 1 m (39 in) meter in length. Each compound leaf consists of 30 to 40 leaflets, lanceolate to obovate-lanceolate. Each leaflet is about 15–20 cm (6–8 in) long, 1.5–6 cm (1–2 in) wide, and much paler on the ventral side. Inflorescence axillary, in large brownish red panicle, very pubescent with very fine, soft, granular trichomes. Flowers are dioecious. Petals are small, very fine pubescent. Drupe hard, ovoid, yellowish-brown when young and brownish red when ripe. The plant grows in the understorey of lowland forests, and survives on a variety of soils but prefers acidic, well-drained soil.

Medical purposes:
• Tongkat Ali helps to increase testosterone production in the male body occurs due to ageing, chemotherapy and some medication or injury. It will increase fertility in men.

• Tongkat Ali uses an anti-anxiety medication that may lower stress hormone in the body and improve mood.

• Increase body composition such as increase the muscle composition because it contains quassinoids including eurycomaoside, eurycolactone and eurycomanone which may help the body to use energy more efficiently, reduce fatigue and improve endurance. Act as ergogenic aid that can enhance physical performance.

• Tongkat ali may improve symptoms of late-onset hypogonadism.



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