Tongkat Ali (Eurycoma longifolia)
东革阿里dōng gé ā lǐDonggeali
Eurycoma longifolia · Plant
2
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
Caution in hormone-sensitive conditions; may affect testosterone levels; avoid during pregnancy and breastfeeding; may lower blood sugar.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Tongkat Ali for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Diabetes SyndromeFatigue Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Tongkat Ali does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntioxidantBenefit ImmuneBenefit Sexual
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Eurycoma longifolia and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antioxidant18 records, 7 in people
- Benefit Immune8 records, 2 in people
- Benefit Sexual45 records, 17 in people
- Diabetes Syndrome7 records, 3 in people
- Fatigue Syndrome9 records, 3 in people