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The cultures of Southeast Asia have long known of the benefits the Tongkat Ali extract has had on the male sex drive and libido, but that discovery was actually a side effect of the herb's overall healing capabilities. Of late, Tongkat Ali's sexual benefits have definitely increased global awareness as well as demand for the extract from both male and female populations.
The smarter and much healthier alternative to increasing testosterone levels is to work with nature by adding diet supplements of natural compounds provided by nature like Tongkat Ali tree root extract. Found in the tropical and sub-tropical forests, the roots of the Tongkat Ali tree have in them those compounds that stimulate natural production increases in testosterone - that is they don't contain synthetic hormones; rather they cause the testicles to make more naturally.
As Viagra executives have said, the ability to achieve an erection does not necessarily mean a good sexual performance will follow. Of course, there is also the question of timing. Viagra should be taken about one hour prior to sex. This scheduling may not be to your partner's liking. Then again, PDE-5's do not work well with certain foods and definitely do not work well when alcohol is ingested.
Early attempts to use Tongkat Ali tree roots failed due to manufacturers not understanding that the essential compounds are found in very small quantities and so to simply dry out and pulverize them into a powder was a waste of time because a capsule full of the powder had very little beneficial testosterone boosting compounds in them. It was primarily the Malaysians and their government research and development investment that paved the way for the extract to be developed and marketed.
Adding to this issue of greatly reduced testosterone level is the dogma of western doctors always seeking to treat the symptoms of low testosterone with medications for heart problems, diabetes, sexual dysfunction, clinical depression and obesity rather than diagnose the hormonal problem and taking steps to boost its natural production. Indeed, if a doctor does delve into the testosterone cause of most health problems they then attack the problem the wrong way by prescribing synthetic hormones we know as steroids.
As the proper herbal remedy requires the use of roots from mature 20-30 year-old trees, the region's supply of the trees has been devastated by the deforestation. For many years Malaysia was the main provider of the tree roots. When the Malaysian government determined to protect the Eurycoma Longifolia, Indonesia became the primary provider of the treasured roots.
The eurycoma logifolia tree grows in Burma, Thailand and Malaysia. The medicine is made from the tree roots. The tree takes between 20 and 30 years to attain the roots that are mature enough for harvesting. From these mature roots, pure Tongkat Ali and the potent Tongkat Ali extract are developed as the roots are first dried and then ground into a powder or a liquid that resembles coffee.
