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Tongkat ali and arthritis
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| Fred Schutter 2004-09-11, 2:06 am |
| Has anybody tried tongkat ali for arthritis. I understand that this
herb or root is primarily used for sexual purposes. But there are
claims that it helps in arthritis. This is what I saw on
www.tongkatali.org/abouttongkatali.htm:
"Tongkat ali (pasak bumi) is widely used in Southeast Asia not just to
enhance sex drive and the power to perform sexually, but for a wide
range of ailments. It has scientifically been proven to help in the
prevention and treatment of malaria, and it is used as a therapy for
fatigue, migraine, and arthritis, though such applications have so far
not been scientifically validated."
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| Paul T. Holland 2004-09-12, 7:06 am |
| (eurycoma longifolia) sold by Sumatra Pasak Bumi Co. has not been tested
in clinical trials or peer reviewed.
anecdotal evidence aside, this would appear to be taking a great risk
without better information.
paul
Fred Schutter wrote:
> Has anybody tried tongkat ali for arthritis. I understand that this
> herb or root is primarily used for sexual purposes. But there are
> claims that it helps in arthritis. This is what I saw on
> www.tongkatali.org/abouttongkatali.htm:
>
> "Tongkat ali (pasak bumi) is widely used in Southeast Asia not just to
> enhance sex drive and the power to perform sexually, but for a wide
> range of ailments. It has scientifically been proven to help in the
> prevention and treatment of malaria, and it is used as a therapy for
> fatigue, migraine, and arthritis, though such applications have so far
> not been scientifically validated."
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