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Comparison of three aphrodisiac plants (eurycoma longifolia, polyalthia bullata and stema tuberosa) synonymous with tongkat Ali

The indigenous people of Malaysia pioneered the use of Tongkat Ali for its aphrodisiac purposes. They gave at least three plants the common name of Tongkat Ali, including E. longifolia, P. bullataand S. tuberosa. Since E. longifoliais the most widely used root of the three,...

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Main Authors: Fatinah, Ahmad, Sharifah Aminah, Tuan Said, Chakravarthi, Srikumar, Aini Norhidayah, Mohamed, Raihana Z.B., Edros, Jaya Vejayan, Palliah
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin 2023
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Q Science (General)
R Medicine (General)
SB Plant culture
Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37971/1/24-TJNPR-2023-M212%2BGalley%2BProof-CI.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37971/
http://www.doi.org/10.26538/tjnpr/v7i5.24
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spelling my.ump.umpir.379712023-07-14T03:16:25Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37971/ Comparison of three aphrodisiac plants (eurycoma longifolia, polyalthia bullata and stema tuberosa) synonymous with tongkat Ali Fatinah, Ahmad Sharifah Aminah, Tuan Said Chakravarthi, Srikumar Aini Norhidayah, Mohamed Raihana Z.B., Edros Jaya Vejayan, Palliah Q Science (General) R Medicine (General) SB Plant culture The indigenous people of Malaysia pioneered the use of Tongkat Ali for its aphrodisiac purposes. They gave at least three plants the common name of Tongkat Ali, including E. longifolia, P. bullataand S. tuberosa. Since E. longifoliais the most widely used root of the three, it has undergone extensive research compared to P. bullataand S. tuberosa. Proteins found in E. longifoliahave been proven to be the aphrodisiac bioactive constituent. Parameters such as pH level, moisture content, heavy metal content and microbial load were compared between all three roots after aqueous extraction under reflux, followed by quantitative protein assay, SDS PAGE and HPLC. The pH and moisture content of the extracts were within the acceptable ranges of 5% to 6% and 3% to 7% (w/w), respectively; additionally, no heavy metals were found. Microbes, which were initially detected, were undetectable once a decontamination step was introduced during the treatment. The protein yield for E. longifolia, P. bullataand S. tuberosawere 0.014%, 0.008% and 0.006% (w/w), respectively, and the SDS PAGE provided a single band within the range of 10 to 20 kDa molecular weight. The HPLC of Eurycomanone, a common quassinoid compound, was found in E. longifoliabut not in the other two Tongkat Ali. In conclusion, the three plants investigated possess several physicochemical differences but share the same protein, likely contributing to their aphrodisiac activity. Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin 2023-06-01 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37971/1/24-TJNPR-2023-M212%2BGalley%2BProof-CI.pdf Fatinah, Ahmad and Sharifah Aminah, Tuan Said and Chakravarthi, Srikumar and Aini Norhidayah, Mohamed and Raihana Z.B., Edros and Jaya Vejayan, Palliah (2023) Comparison of three aphrodisiac plants (eurycoma longifolia, polyalthia bullata and stema tuberosa) synonymous with tongkat Ali. Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research, 7 (5). pp. 3002-3008. ISSN 2616-0684. (Published) http://www.doi.org/10.26538/tjnpr/v7i5.24 http://www.doi.org/10.26538/tjnpr/v7i5.24
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topic Q Science (General)
R Medicine (General)
SB Plant culture
spellingShingle Q Science (General)
R Medicine (General)
SB Plant culture
Fatinah, Ahmad
Sharifah Aminah, Tuan Said
Chakravarthi, Srikumar
Aini Norhidayah, Mohamed
Raihana Z.B., Edros
Jaya Vejayan, Palliah
Comparison of three aphrodisiac plants (eurycoma longifolia, polyalthia bullata and stema tuberosa) synonymous with tongkat Ali
description The indigenous people of Malaysia pioneered the use of Tongkat Ali for its aphrodisiac purposes. They gave at least three plants the common name of Tongkat Ali, including E. longifolia, P. bullataand S. tuberosa. Since E. longifoliais the most widely used root of the three, it has undergone extensive research compared to P. bullataand S. tuberosa. Proteins found in E. longifoliahave been proven to be the aphrodisiac bioactive constituent. Parameters such as pH level, moisture content, heavy metal content and microbial load were compared between all three roots after aqueous extraction under reflux, followed by quantitative protein assay, SDS PAGE and HPLC. The pH and moisture content of the extracts were within the acceptable ranges of 5% to 6% and 3% to 7% (w/w), respectively; additionally, no heavy metals were found. Microbes, which were initially detected, were undetectable once a decontamination step was introduced during the treatment. The protein yield for E. longifolia, P. bullataand S. tuberosawere 0.014%, 0.008% and 0.006% (w/w), respectively, and the SDS PAGE provided a single band within the range of 10 to 20 kDa molecular weight. The HPLC of Eurycomanone, a common quassinoid compound, was found in E. longifoliabut not in the other two Tongkat Ali. In conclusion, the three plants investigated possess several physicochemical differences but share the same protein, likely contributing to their aphrodisiac activity.
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author Fatinah, Ahmad
Sharifah Aminah, Tuan Said
Chakravarthi, Srikumar
Aini Norhidayah, Mohamed
Raihana Z.B., Edros
Jaya Vejayan, Palliah
author_facet Fatinah, Ahmad
Sharifah Aminah, Tuan Said
Chakravarthi, Srikumar
Aini Norhidayah, Mohamed
Raihana Z.B., Edros
Jaya Vejayan, Palliah
author_sort Fatinah, Ahmad
title Comparison of three aphrodisiac plants (eurycoma longifolia, polyalthia bullata and stema tuberosa) synonymous with tongkat Ali
title_short Comparison of three aphrodisiac plants (eurycoma longifolia, polyalthia bullata and stema tuberosa) synonymous with tongkat Ali
title_full Comparison of three aphrodisiac plants (eurycoma longifolia, polyalthia bullata and stema tuberosa) synonymous with tongkat Ali
title_fullStr Comparison of three aphrodisiac plants (eurycoma longifolia, polyalthia bullata and stema tuberosa) synonymous with tongkat Ali
title_full_unstemmed Comparison of three aphrodisiac plants (eurycoma longifolia, polyalthia bullata and stema tuberosa) synonymous with tongkat Ali
title_sort comparison of three aphrodisiac plants (eurycoma longifolia, polyalthia bullata and stema tuberosa) synonymous with tongkat ali
publisher Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin
publishDate 2023
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37971/1/24-TJNPR-2023-M212%2BGalley%2BProof-CI.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37971/
http://www.doi.org/10.26538/tjnpr/v7i5.24
http://www.doi.org/10.26538/tjnpr/v7i5.24
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