Tongkat Ali Extract improves Mood and Testosterone Levels

[Jinzang]

This is an older study (2013) and I'm a bit skeptical, but it's worth noting.

We assessed stress hormones and mood state in 63 subjects (32 men and 31 women) screened for moderate stress and supplemented with a standardized hot-water extract of TA root (TA) or Placebo (PL) for 4 weeks. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) with significance set at p < 0.05 was used to determine differences between groups.


Significant improvements were found in the TA group for Tension (−11%), Anger (−12%), and Confusion (−15%). Stress hormone profile (salivary cortisol and testosterone) was significantly improved by TA supplementation, with reduced cortisol exposure (−16%) and increased testosterone status (+37%).



These results indicate that daily supplementation with tongkat ali root extract improves stress hormone profile and certain mood state parameters, suggesting that this “ancient” remedy may be an effective approach to shielding the body from the detrimental effects of “modern” chronic stress, which may include general day-to-day stress, as well as the stress of dieting, sleep deprivation, and exercise training.

The full text of the study is at the link.

 

[Nelson Vergel]

It seems that most Tongkat Ali is fake. I emailed the company and got no reply.

Does this Asian plant boost testosterone ? Meet tongkat ali

 

[j4ever]

about the only thing it did for me was bring back some stomach issues that I had in the past, my tt before using was just under 400 ft 3.8, tt after using for 1 month just under 400 ft 4.4