Selecting and Purchasing Tongkat Ali

With so many competitors in the market, it is sometimes confusing to tell which source of Tongkat ali is reliable. Manufacturers have been known to use Tongkat ali contaminated with heavy metals. Some adulterate their products with dangerous medications like Cialis or Viagra. Some use Tongkat ali root powder in capsules, instead of the root extract; the root powder is practically ineffective unless it is cooked for a suitable period of time (and who is going to cook the capsules?).

I have found a website managed by Tongkat ali researcher Mr Serge Kreutz to be an useful source of information. Beside the chart comparing various sources of Tongkat ali, he has a series of articles which is very informative for the potential buyer.

I will hereby quote extensively from one of his articles:

Genuine tongkat ali extract is a wonderful enrichment of anybody's health and life. It's proven to help in preventing cancer, it lowers blood pressure (and thereby extends a person's life span), it works against obesity in women and men (and has even been patented for this), it gives men a more athletic appearance (proven in a scientific study with real people), and it makes for a better life overall because it improves libido and sexual pleasure ... and all of this without side effects worth mentioning

With all these pluses, practically everybody has a good reason to add tongkat ali extract to one's daily diet. And actually, in Malaysia, the country that once had forests full of tongkat ali trees (all eaten up), most people indeed use tongkat ali every day. If one checks at a Carrefour or Tesco in Malaysia, one will notice that there are more brands of coffee on sale that do contain tongkat ali than there are coffees without. In Malaysia, even Nestle sells Nescafe with tongkat ali

But tongkat ali has now become scarce. In Malaysia it's meanwhile a protected plant, specifically guarded by forest rangers. In Thailand, tongkat ali root powder, gram by gram, is more expensive than Viagra and weighted on gold scales. The only country where there still is some stock in the wild is Indonesia.

It is therefore not surprising (but nevertheless disappointing) that in order to reduce product costs, many distributors stretch their alleged tongkat ali extracts with all kinds of fillers. And to make sure their cheap raw materials have an effect at all, they may add some sildenafil analogues that can be bought at low prices from dealers of chemical raw products. You're a fool if you consume such junk that isn't even licensed as safe in pets. You won't know whether in three years time, you get a brain tumor or liver cancer (more likely) from it. But even if you could know, it would not be much use because your sources will not take any responsibility anyway.

There are two rules that you have to observe when buying tongkat ali:

Rule ONE is to buy something that is a licensed product. A product that has been registered with the health department of a country. It's your health, and ultimately your life, that you are gambling with. But beware of fake and phony licenses shown on some websites

Rule TWO is to buy something from a proper source. From a company that exists in the real world, not just on the Internet. NEVER buy herbal supplements from an Internet spam site. It doesn't mean that you should not order over the Internet. But look at the website from where you order. Spam sites often make unsound promises. Span sites also typically make outlandish claims. And look at the credentials on their site. Are they genuine? Do the photos on their site prove that the company really exists, or are the photos just stolen on the Internet? Everybody nowadays can do a Google Image search for some impressive laboratory photos, and some glossy pictures of happy elderly couples or muscle-packed athletes. Such photos prove nothing

Do a search on Google on any source you consider. Good search queries are: dubious tongkat ali

Or: tongkat ali scam

You could also go a step further and do a search for a specific source you consider. If they are cheats, it will show. Or write to me. While as a matter of principle, I do not make outright recommendations for sellers, I do reply whether a source is legit or not.

Don't just fall for lower prices. You may get what you pay for: cheap shit instead of genuine tongkat ali extract.

So which source do I personally recommend?

I would only purchase from the well known Indonesian Tongkat ali manufacturer called UD Sumatra Pasak Bumi. It is also the manufacturer I recommend to my patients who ask for Tongkat ali as a supplement. It is a government regulated, pharmacist managed organization that has decades of experience and expertise in producing and extracting the herb. They usually sell in bulk wholesale to various distributors.

Fortunately, they have numerous distributors/resellers all over the world. You can buy the herb from these resellers/distributors especially if they are from your locality.

In Singapore, we have one distributor who is currently only selling the Tongkat ali from eBay. I have personally contacted her on eBay and find her reliable as she is directly verified by UD Sumatra Pasak Bumi (you can see her eBay shop on the Sumatra Pasak Bumi reseller listing).