Benefits Of Tongkat Ali

Tongkat ali (Eurycoma longifolia Jack) is one of the medicinal plants from forests that have many benefits. Based on pharmacological studies, Stake Earth contains four important compounds are compounds canthin, eurycomanone derivative compounds, quassinoid compound, and compound ethanol. Canthin compounds in plants of the earth peg could inhibit cancer cell growth,eurycomanone derivative compounds as anti-malarial, quassinoid compound serves as an anti-leukemia, and prospectively for anti-HIV compounds ethanol serves as an aphrodisiac.

The benefits of such diverse causes the earth peg widely exported to foreign countries for making herbal medicines. Products pegs dry earth has its price is quite expensive, product in the form of chopped roots (chipped root) price is 60 USD / kg of extract, while the product price 80 USD / kg.

Tongkat ali has spreading area in Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Kalimantan. On the island of Sumatra, only a few areas that allegedly still encountered the Earth's plant pegs Leuser region, some areas of Riau Province and Kerinci Seblat. Almost all parts of this plant contains a bitter substance that can be used for drugs.

 The roots of this plant mixed with other herbs such as cinnamon and used for tonic in Sabah. Besides its roots in Malaysia skin used also as an antidote to fever, healing the wounds in the gum or the disruption of worms as well as a tonic after childbirth. Bark is used for blood coagulant after giving birth, while in Kalimantan and Sabah bark is used to treat pain in the bones.

Peg leaves the earth that can be eaten young for the treatment of abdominal pain. In Vietnam flowers and fruits of the earth pegs used to cure dysentery. According to physical properties, mechanical and durability, wood pegs the earth has a specific gravity of 0.65, durable grade 4-5, and powerful class II. This type of wood can be used for construction and furniture.

According to WHO, 80% more of the world population still rely on traditional medicine include the use of drugs derived from plants. Megabiodiversity Indonesia is a country rich in medicinal plants, and the potential to be developed, but have not managed optimally.

Plants in Indonesia's natural wealth covering 30,000 species of plants from a total of 40,000 species of plants in the world, 940 species of which are medicinal plants (this amount is 90% of the amount of medicinal plants in Asia). Based on the results of research, of the many types of medicinal plants, only 20-22% is cultivated. While about 78% was obtained through direct retrieval (exploration) of the forest.

Potential of medicinal plants in Indonesia, including medicinal plants, among others, forestry Stake Earth, if managed well will greatly benefit from the economic, social, cultural and environmental.