Source: Malaysian Timber Council, Various Issues
Tongkat Ali
| Eurycoma longifolia, commonly known as Tongkat
Ali, has been extensively researched for a variety of medicinal uses. The slender,
red-stemmed shrub is found widely in the forest. Often growing as a single-stemmed plant
without any branches the Tongkat Ali can reach up to 15 feet in height. The roots of the
Tongkat Ali, when mixed with the oil of Buah Keras (a local spice), and raw rice, serve as
an ointment to ease abdominal pain and fever. Of ten the roots are boiled and administered
as a tonic to women after childbirth. The leaves are used to treat cuts and head wounds
and when pound into a paste, can relieve headaches. Even the bark of Tongkat Ali root can
be brewed and consumed like tea to bring down high fever. Tongkat Ali is probably best
known as an aphrodisiac.
Source: Malaysian Timber Council, Various Issues |
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