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IF YOU'RE LOOKING for ways to increase testosterone levels, you might have heard people talking about Tongkat Ali (AKA Eurycoma longifolia, long jack, and Malaysian ginseng). Whatever you call it, it’s an Asian plant known for being a natural T booster.

Online, guys have reported changes in their testosterone numbers within months of starting the supplement. Though there’s also a handful of posts saying they’ve seen minimal changes and lower testosterone levels since experimenting with Tongkat Ali.

So what’s going on here? Does Tongkat Ali actually work? We dove into the research and asked doctors for their take on this popular supplement.

The Science Behind Tongkat Ali

ONE OF THE most highly cited papers when talking about Tongkat Ali is a 2022 meta-analysis in Medicina . There, scientists reviewed the data of nine high-quality studies on Tongkat Ali and it’s testosterone boosting effects.…