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.
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| Title | Type | Year | Direction | Match |
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| 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 |