Tongkat Ali in coffee, 5 in 1, does it work?

Rizal Philippines  |  January 21 2014



From About Com . Alternative Medicine

As I write this post, I am drinking a 5 in 1 coffee mix which is only priced like ordinary coffee mix, at 6 pesos each (vs 12 for the popular 5 in 1)  Its most active ingredient that  is supposed to make it stand out is Tongkat ali.  As a matter of fact, the name of the coffee contains the said last name.  It is supposed to be an ED aid for people of Malaysia and Indonesia.  (The Vitamin V) increase libido, and sexual performance.

Its scientific name is Eurycoma longofilia and is native to Malaysia and Indonesai.  It is a small tree (not more than l5 meters with small pinnate leaf, and oblong fruits.  It is has anti malarial, anti pyretic, cancer, low sex drive, low sperm count

Ali Cafe from Malaysia is now available in the Philippines .  Its tag, increasing energy level.  Would it be successful like Energen from Indonesia?

Does it work?  Some say that we works in Ali is the bitter root.  Does the coffee taste bitter?




Medical Health Guide on Tongkat Ali  <authored by a Pinoy?>

Many articles on asi tava

Here are a number of articles on Ashi Taba plant (the Japanese version)

I can attest to the fact that when I posted the pictures of the asi tava I referred to a blog post from somebody in Malaysia who called the same "leaves of God"  Now the posts list this as Ashi Taba and says its origin is from Japan.

Ashi Taba can be good vs Asthma.  Ashi Taba good vs asthma

Asthma can be good vs asthma sufferers without the serious side effect present in steroids and sympathomimetic drugs (deleterious to the cardio vascular system)

Because of its anti oxidant properties, ashi taba reduces/removes mucus that blocks airways in asthma attacks. It has Nerve Growth Factors that mediate inflammation and containts  chalcones to boost the immune system.