Eurycoma longifolia (commonly called tongkat ali or pasak bumi) is a flowering plant in the family Simaroubaceae, native to Indonesia, Malaysia, and, to a lesser extent, Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos. It is also known under the names penawar pahit,penawar bias, bedara merah, bedara putih, lempedu pahit, payong ali, tongkat baginda, muntah bumi, petala bumi (all the above Malay); bidara laut (Indonesian); babi kurus (Javanese); cay ba binh (Vietnamese) and tho nan (Laotian).Many of the common names refer to the plant's medicinal use and extreme bitterness. "Penawar pahit" translates simply as "bitter charm" or "bitter medicine"
Tongkat ali atau juga dikenali sebagai pasak bumi adalah sejenis tanaman saka yang terdapat di hutan Malaysia dan Indonesia.Nama botaninya ialah Eurycoma longifolia daripada famili Simaraubaceae. Tongkat ali juga dikenali sebagai penawar pahit, bedara pahit, bedara putih, bedara merah, hempedu pahit, payung ali, tongkat baginda, muntah bumi, petala bumi, akar jangat semang, tongkat rasul, dan setunjang bumi.
Tongkat ali merupakan sejenis tumbuhan yang dikatakan mempunyai bahan bagi membantu lelaki yang menghadapi masalahsyahwat.
A 2010 ethnopharmacological inventory study on Eurycoma longifolia stated: "The plant parts have been traditionally used for its antimalarial, aphrodisiac, anti-diabetic, antimicrobial and antipyretic activities…"
Even though there are many other legitimate medical areas of interest in Eurycoma longifolia (as evident from the quote included above), most Southeast Asians consume it for the plant's impact on sexual conduct. Already in 2001, Malaysian scientific researchers opened their peer-reviewed, Medline-archived report on Eurycoma longifolia's effect on lab rats with the statement "thatEurycoma longifolia Jack commonly known as Tongkat Ali has gained notoriety as a symbol of man's ego and strength by the Malaysian men because it increases male virility and sexual prowess during sexual activities."
Tongkat ali terkenal kerana mempunyai kesan afrodisiak (penggalak seks). Secara tradisi, tongkat ali digunakan untuk merawat beberapa jenis penyakit dan meningkatkan kesihatan termasuk pening kepala, kurap, disentri, bengkak, antitumor, antiradang dan antioksida. Eurikomanone, eurikomalaktone dan eurikomanol (quassinoids) yang banyak terdapat dalam akarnya merupakan kandungan kimia penting industri. Penyelidikan menunjukkan bahawa bahan kimia (fitokimia) yang terdapat dalam tongkat ali boleh meningkatkan paras testosteron iaitu hormon yang diperlukan untuk fungsi seksual lelaki.
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