Do you need to take 1200 mg of Tongkat Ali extract a day?

What is the correct dosage for tongkat ali extract consumption? This is a very common question asked amongst users of tongkat ali. It is not an easy question to answer as there are not enough studies done on this herb to have an accurate dosage for everyone.

At the moment each manufacturer has its own recommendation. Some suggest to take as much as 1,200 mg of extract per day.

In order to have the best estimate, we recommend using research done by Dr Ismail Tambi, a Clinical Consultant Andrologist who has done a lot of clinical trials on tongkat ali.

In his clinical trials, he used 200 mg to 400 mg of standardized tongkat ali (eurycoma longifolia) extract. His clinical studies have found that such dosage is sufficient to boost sperm quality and quantity, as well as to increase total and free testosterone concentrations and muscular force in men and women significantly. Based on these studies, any dosage exceeding 400 mg may be excessive. Not only the possible side effects of taking excessive tongkat ali extract has not been scientifically established, it may also just be a waste of money as taking more may not necessarily give you better results.

It is therefore interesting to check the basis of dosage recommendation by some of the manufacturers of tongkat ali extract.

One may also be very careful when choosing a tongkat ali product. There are a lot of tongkat ali products with 500mg, 800mg per capsule. Many of these are either tongkat ali powder (root grinded to powder, no extraction process involved) or tongkat ali extract added with a high percentage of fillers (such as maltodextrin) to make it look "worth it".

So next time when you see a product that recommends a very high dosage such as 1,200 mg of "extract" per day, it is worthy of putting some effort to find out if the capsules are tongkat ali powder, or how much is the actual pure tongkat ali extract in the capsule.

It is also important to bear in mind that, tongkat ali extract is expensive, as it is harvested in the forest, not cultivated. If you find some very cheap tongkat ali products, it is also wise to be careful to check if you are really getting a good deal, or you are being short-changed by the seller.

Our LongPower Tongkat Ali contains 100mg of pure tongkat ali extract. we are transparent about it, and we recommend 2 to maximum of 4 capsules a day.

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