Tongkat Ali (Longjack) for Testosterone Support

Strong evidence 19 studies

Research suggests that Eurycoma longifolia (Tongkat Ali) has a meaningful body of evidence supporting its potential to raise testosterone levels in men, drawn from multiple randomized controlled trials, several systematic reviews and meta-analyses, and a range of smaller observational and pilot studies, with the overall direction of findings skewing positive across both healthy men and those with clinically low testosterone. Studies indicate that effects have been observed across diverse populations including aging men, moderately stressed adults, and physically active older adults of both sexes, with some trial evidence suggesting that combining supplementation with exercise may produce stronger results than either approach alone. That said, the evidence carries notable limitations: many individual studies are small, short in duration, and lack placebo controls, and at least one broad systematic review of testosterone-boosting supplements found that most such products fail to deliver meaningful effects, with Eurycoma longifolia representing one of only a handful of ingredients showing some signal in healthy men. Researchers across multiple reviews consistently conclude that while the findings are promising, larger and more rigorously designed clinical trials are needed before any firm conclusions can be drawn about its role in supporting testosterone levels in practice.

Related studies

Citations from PubMed and preprint sources. Match score (0-100) reflects automated search ranking, not clinical appraisal.

Title Type Year Direction Match
Eurycoma longifolia (Jack) Improves Serum Total Testosterone in Men: A System... Systematic review 2022 Supports 97
Phytoandrogenic properties of Eurycoma longifolia as natural alternative to t... Review 2014 Supports 95
Standardised water-soluble extract of Eurycoma longifolia, Tongkat ali, as te... Other 2012 Supports 95
The effect of Eurycoma Longifolia on the regulation of reproductive hormones ... RCT 2021 Supports 93
Tongkat Ali as a potential herbal supplement for physically active male and f... Other 2014 Supports 93
Effect of Tongkat Ali on stress hormones and psychological mood state in mode... Other 2013 Supports 92
Eurycoma Longifolia as a potential adoptogen of male sexual health: a systema... Systematic review 2017 Supports 90
Do "testosterone boosters" really increase serum total testosterone? A system... Systematic review 2024 Supports 88
A 6-month, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial to evaluate the... RCT 2021 Supports 88
Brain Cortical and Hippocampal Dopamine: A New Mechanistic Approach for Euryc... Other 2019 Supports 85
In vivo effects of Eurycoma longifolia Jack (Tongkat Ali) extract on reproduc... Other 2014 Supports 85
Metabolome classification of Tongkat Ali (Eurycoma longifolia jack) and its c... Other 2025 Supports 82
A systematic review and evidence-based analysis of ingredients in popular mal... Systematic review 2021 Mixed 82
The effect of Eurycoma longifolia on sperm quality of male rats. Other 2009 Supports 82
Eurycoma longifolia upregulates osteoprotegerin gene expression in androgen- ... Other 2012 Supports 80
Influence of Eurycoma longifolia on the copulatory activity of sexually slugg... Other 2009 Supports 80
Effects of Eurycoma longifolia Jack (Tongkat Ali) on the initiation of sexual... Other 2000 Supports 78
Effects of Eurycoma longifolia Jack supplementation on eccentric leg press ex... Other 2023 72
Tongkat Ali. Review 2012 Supports 72

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