Tongkat ali is used as a febrifuge in the treatment of malaria, fevers and intestinal worms. Tongkat Ali is also used as a tonic, especially following childbirth. Tongkat Ali is also used as a male aphrodisiac. The bitter constituents of the roots will, in a large enough dose, provoke vomiting and are employed as such.
Tongkat Ali is drunk to relieve gastric pains and reduce high blood pressure. A poultice of the pounded root is used as a treatment on wounds, ulcers and sores.
