Tongkat Ali–Source™

Product Description:

The botanical name for Tongkat Ali is Eurycoma longifolia, which is a small tree found in the jungles throughout Malaysia and Southeast Asia. Natives consider every part of the tree as medicine. The root has been used for centuries as a traditional remedy for fatigue, loss of sexual desire and impotence. In Malaysia, Eurycoma longifolia is a national treasure, and an ingredient found in hundreds of products. SourceOne’s Tonkgat Ali-Source™ is the most potent form of Eurycoma longifolia, a science-based product that can significantly improve the quality of life.

Tongkat Ali-Source™ is best known for promoting healthy libido levels for increased sexual health, as well as being a thermogenic that aids in increasing metabolism and decreasing body fat. It may also help maintain normal levels of cortisol (low) and testosterone (high) and thus promote an overall “anabolic” hormonal state (versus a “catabolic” state characterized by elevated cortisol and suppressed testosterone) during endurance exercise. Normal testosterone levels help maintain energy levels, mood, fertility, and sexual desire. Its testosterone-enhancing properties also make Tongkat Ali-Source™ a supplement that naturally helps to promote muscle mass and strength.

Market Opportunity:

More than 30 million American men and half of all men (age 40-70) face a decrease in sexual virility during their lifetimes. Even more consumers are looking for solutions to improve sports nutrition and increase energy levels. But today, the advent of prescription drugs directed at sexual health, sports nutrition and energy has raised consumer interest. Conventional drug treatments can have side effects in many patients, and the dramatic demand from consumers for alternatives and natural solutions for these categories has expanded the market for science-based, efficacious products like Tongkat Ali-Source™.

Tongkat Ali-Source™ represents a tremendous opportunity to improve the quality of life for men and women. It helps to reduce body fat, build and tone muscle, boost energy levels, slow the aging process and increase sexual health. Only Tongkat Ali-Source™ delivers efficacy, standardization and supporting scientific research. When compared against lesser quality products, research showed that Tongkat Ali-Source™ to increase serum testosterone levels 100% after two weeks, while other products showed only an 8% improvement in serum testosterone levels. In addition, Tongkat Ali-Source™ is the most potent, patented, standardized extract containing 28% bioactive glycopeptides compound.

Unlike many competing products, SourceOne’s Tongkat Ali-Source™ delivers a consistent and reliable product. Each batch is standardized to:

40%-45% Glycosapanins
30%-35% Polysaccharides
Eurycoma Longifolia Peptide 1 (ELP 1)

Innovation:

Tongkat Ali-Source™ is processed through Patented Water Extraction, a process created by a scientists at MIT/FIRM while working on Eurycoma Longifolia. It is freeze-dried without carriers to yield 100 percent pure concentrated bioactive compounds at the most stable state.

This innovative extraction process ensures that Tongkat Ali-Source™ is very safe. It has passed both acute (shock test of 3000 times suggested dose) and chronic (90 days and maximum dose) testing. It is not a steroid, rather, it works by affecting the Luteinizing Hormone. Tongkat Ali-Source™ is very specific in which hormone derivatives are affected. For example, you will see an increase in progesterone and testosterone, but not 5a-dihydrotestosterone, which would cause aromatization to estrogen (i.e. breast development). You will also see an increase in free testosterone (FT) over bound testosterone (BT) and an unbinding of BT. This is important because BT is not bioavailable and in high levels can be co-causal to prostate cancer.

Solutions:

SourceOne’s Tongkat Ali-Source™ provides a solution for those seeking to have more energy and improved sexual health, as well as those looking for a clinically-proven sports nutrition product for endurance exercise.

SourceOne’s Tongkat Ali-Source™ is available for the nutritional supplement and functional food and beverage markets in the following applications: bulk raw material, soft gels, two-piece liquid-filled hard shelled capsule (Caplique™), two-piece powder-filled hard capsules, vegicaps, and beverage solutions such as powder sachets, meal replacement shakes, protein shakes, and more.

Clinical Science:

Tongkat Ali studies have supported its contribution to boosting and maintaining testosterone levels and the related effects on sexual health and energy/vitality. SourceOne’s Tongkat Ali-Source™ has undergone several studies at levels up to 5000mg/kg BW and did not induce any signs of evident toxicity. Multiple clinical studies have used a dosage of 100mg per day and demonstrated efficacious benefits, including improvements in testosterone, DHEA, muscle growth, strength, energy, vitality, ATP production, and sperm concentration/motility.

A study conducted by SourceOne found that Tongkat Ali-Source™ promotes favorable anabolic balance during intense and prolonged exercise. The study, presented at the annual International Society of Sports Nutrition Conference, sought to determine the effects of the herb specifically on cortisol and testosterone levels during high-intensity exercise. Both placebo and were taken approximately 30 minutes prior to exercise. The researchers found that cortisol levels in the Tongkat Ali-Source™ group were significantly lower - 33 percent - than in the placebo group. Also, testosterone levels in the Tongkat Ali-Source™ group were 16.4 percent higher than that of the placebo group. This seminal study is the first to show a statistically significant ratio of increased testosterone to decreased cortisol in healthy individuals who participated in a 24-hour endurance mountain bike race.