Long Jack Eurocoma Longifolia

It is a small evergreen tree growing to 15 m (49 ft) tall, with spirally arranged, pinnate leaves 20-40 cm (8-16 inches) long with 13-41 leaflets. The flowers are dioecious, with male and female flowers on different trees; they are produced in large panicles, each flower with 5-6 very small petals. The fruit is green ripening dark red, 1-2 cm long and 0.5-1 cm broad.

Every part of the plant is bitter and is considered medicinal by the natives of Malaysia. The root and bark are used to treat fever and as a tonic after childbirth. The entire plant is boiled and the water drunk as an aphrodisiac. The whole plant is pounded and used for headaches, on wounds and syphilitic sores. A decoction of thye root is also used to treat maaria.

Long Jack Clinical Studies

• Eurycoma longifolia Jack enhances sexual motivation in middle-aged male mice.
• Genetic diversity of Eurycoma longifolia inferred from single nucleotide polymorphisms.
• In vitro anti-tumor promoting and anti-parasitic activities of the quassinoids from Eurycoma longifolia, a medicinal plant in Southeast Asia.
• Effect of Eurycoma longifolia Jack on libido in middle-aged male rats.
• Cytotoxic and antimalarial beta-carboline alkaloids from the roots of Eurycoma longifolia.

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