hey guys so in this video we're gonna be talking about the best way to take tongkat
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the two active compounds that are in tongkat Ali that give it its medicinal properties and then
we're also going to talk about the four primary extracts that are currently on the market right
now and the differences between those and why they affect dosing and then of course we're also going
to talk about how to take each of those extracts and at the end of this video we're also going to
be talking about the best time to take tongkat Ali so the two primary compounds that are found
in tongkat Ali seem to be the Europe peptide content as well as the Yuriko menon's that
are found in tongkat Ali and now these aren't the only compounds that are active in the plant
however these are the two compounds that have been most directly linked to some of the medicinal
properties and what we're gonna focus on in this video in particular so now when it comes to the
libido enhancing effects of tongkat Ali these have been most directly linked to the Europe
peptide content of tongkat Ali whereas the potent anti-aging effects of tongkat Ali have been linked
to the Yuriko manone content and so the type of extract that you're gonna be taking is going to
be heavily dependent on the specific purpose that you're taking tongkat Ali and this is actually why
I am so quickly becoming such a big fan of blood testing and that is because especially when you're
taking an herb like this that is so potent in its effects on specific hormones in the body and
actually rival some of the known pharmaceuticals that are taken for similar purposes it's going to
be extremely prudent to get something like a blood panel done in order to test your specific hormones
so that when you are consuming a compound like this you aren't just taking it willy-nilly you
actually kind of have quantitative data in your hands telling you what you should and should not
be consuming for specific purposes and so if this is something that you guys might be interested in
check out the link that's in my description it's one of the best blood testing companies out there
right now and so again this is something that I would highly recommend to anyone who is trying
to optimize hormone production in the body so now there are four primary extracts that are
on the market currently and the first extract that's heavily popular right now is an extract
known as LJ 100 and now LJ 100 is marketed as a 100 to one extract meaning that one gram of that
extract is equal to roughly 100 grams of the dry root powder and now LJ 100 is specifically
extracted for the Europe peptide content and is it actually extracted at a rate of roughly 22% and so
this makes it an obvious choice for anybody who is trying to enhance libido because of the fact
that the Europe ebb tide content is so high and has a very specific amount in it and because of
the Europe eped ID content being linked to increases in libido now it is also a great
option because it is also universally standardized and this is fairly unique when it comes to LJ 100
in comparison to the other extracts that are on the market LJ 100 is actually universally
standardized meaning that if you are to buy it in one country you know that you are getting
the exact same compound than if you were to buy it in another country and so for instance the LJ
100 that I buy here in America is the exact same a 100 that is bought in say Malaysia and so for
anyone who is looking for a very specific extract and wants to know exactly what they're getting and
that they can trust exactly the exact compounds that are in that extract LJ 100 is definitely
gonna be your best bet now when it comes to the other three extracts that are currently on
the market they're all fairly similar and that they're all non standardized extracts meaning
that you don't really know the specific content of the compounds that are in these extracts and
so these three extracts would include a twenty to one extract another 100 to one extract that's
slightly different than the LJ 100 which is also a 101 extract but we'll talk about the differences
between those here in a moment and then there's also a two hundred to one extract now the downside
again to all three of these extracts is that they're not standardized and so you just simply
don't know the exact amount of content of specific compounds that are in these extracts and the
reason for this is that when you put a herb or any plant or any compound for that matter through an
extraction process the specific extraction method that you use whether that be an ethanol extraction
or a hot water extraction tends to bring out very specific compounds out of that herb and so unless
the manufacturer specifically describes and kind of puts on the label what they're extracting and
the specific type of extraction method that they use in their extraction method you don't
really know exactly what's in it and so again this is the major downside to using these three
extracts now the upside to these three extracts is that there is a higher probability that they
are a broad-spectrum extract and so again whenever a manufacturer puts an herb through
that extraction process they're usually going for specific compound that are in that herb and so if
a manufacturer isn't going for specific compound and trying to get specific compounds out of it it
generally means that it's going to end up being a broad spectrum extract and so the reason this
is a positive and a good thing for these three extracts is that there is a higher probability
that the Yuriko manone content is higher in these three extracts and so for anyone who is trying to
decrease the effects of estrogen in the body these three extracts are probably going to be your best
bet so with all that being said when it comes to dosing there's one primary thing that you want to
keep in mind here and that is that when you were trying to dose tongkat Ali properly you need to
know that you're going for an equivalent of 20 to 30 grams of the dry root powder and this is based
on the findings of a few researchers that found that the bioavailability of some of the compounds
that are in tongkat Ali tend to hover around the 10% mark and so with this in mind they roughly
estimated that in order to get similar effects to the pharmaceutical compound tamoxifen that it
would roughly require 20 to 30 grams in order to equal the effects of that tamoxifen and so this
means that if you are consuming a twenty to one extract that you would roughly need to consume one
gram to 1.5 grams in order to equal that twenty to thirty gram mark and so this generally isn't
a problem if you're consuming the twenty to one extract however my major issue with the twenty to
one extract is that most supplement companies that you use this extract far far under dose the amount
that they're putting in their supplement which is why I tend to stay away from it and that's simply
because it's so difficult to get a clinical dose from the supplements that contain it now if you
are consuming one of the two one extracts whether that be the LJ 100 or the 100 to one extract you
only need to consume 200 to 300 milligrams of that said extract in order to equal the 20 to
30 gram mark and now again if you are choosing between one of these two extracts the main thing
to keep in mind here is that if you are looking to increase libido it's probably a better idea to go
with the more expensive LJ 100 however if you are simply trying to optimize your health and optimize
hormone levels in the body the basic root extract here of that 100 to one extract is probably going
to be your best bet and now if you were taking the 200 to one extract you actually only need
100 to 150 milligrams of the extract and so the 201 extract is obviously the most potent extract
that's available however I personally tend to stay away from it simply because when you have
an extract that is that concentrated of an extract you tend to leave out some of the active compounds
during the extraction process and because I tend to like to consume compounds and extracts that
are closest to their original form and this is why I stay away from the 201 extract and so with all
of that being said I typically recommend sticking to one of the 100 to 1 extracts depending on your
specific needs and that's because it is a happy medium between being a high enough concentration
to need a lower dosage while also not being such a high concentration as to lose the proportions
of active compounds that are in the extract verses the original route now when it comes down to the
best time of day to take tongkat Ali there's two things that you want to keep in mind here
and that is one that estrogen typically Peaks in the evening time and so if you are taking tongkat
Ali in order to suppress the effects of estrogen and to kind of normalize hormone production to
some degree one of the best times to take tongkat Ali is going to be in the evening time now another
good reason that it's best to take tongkat Ali in the evening time is that it has been shown in
at least one clinical trial that I'm aware of that tongkat Ali has the capacity to suppress
cortisol which is one of your primary stress hormones and so by taking compounds that are
able to suppress cortisol and the adrenal output of cortisol in the evening time it theoretically
is supposed to increase sleep quality to some degree and so there isn't any direct clinical
research on tongkat all these effects on sleep however because of these two reasons that these
are why I typically recommend taking tongkat Ali in the evening time but other than that
guys that's all I have for you today if you have any questions about this specifically please feel
free to leave a comment down below and don't forget that if you are taking tongkat only in
order to optimize hormone output to make sure to at least consider and getting a blood test done a
panel done on your testosterone your cortisol and your estrogen especially before taking a compound
like this and so again you can check out the description below for a link to a company that
I highly trust and I think has one of the best products on the market when it comes to blood
testing but other than that guys that's all I have for you today so if you have any comments again
leave them down below and I will get back to you as soon as possible and I will see you next time