Tongkat Ali forest harvest

Tongkat Ali from the Forests of North Sumatra

Summary: Sumatra Pasak Bumi is an Indonesian herbal enterprise founded in 1998 in Tanah Karo, North Sumatra, specializing in government-approved, standardized Tongkat Ali (Eurycoma longifolia) extracts supplied to international markets.

Origins in Tanah Karo

Our enterprise, Sumatra Pasak Bumi, began in 1998 in Tanah Karo, a highland region of North Sumatra shaped by forests, volcanoes, and long-standing Batak traditions.

The company was founded by members of the Marga Sembiring, a Karo Batak clan whose livelihoods had always been closely tied to the surrounding forests.

Batak family in North Sumatra

Ethnobotanical Use of Pasak Bumi

Within Karo culture, Pasak Bumi (Eurycoma longifolia) has long been used in traditional jamu herbal preparations.

From Local Trade to International Export

By the end of the 1990s, Sumatra Pasak Bumi supplied Tongkat Ali in bulk to processors in Europe.

Loading container with Tongkat Ali root chips
Preparing export shipment of herbal materials
Full Tongkat Ali root chips container ready for transport

Quality Standards and Regulatory Compliance

In today’s market, dominated by ever-cheaper products labeled as Tongkat Ali, Sumatra Pasak Bumi remains committed to supplying original government-approved, standardized, third-party lab-tested Tongkat Ali extracts without excipients or efficacy-neutral substitutes.

Regulatory & Compliance Information

Tongkat Ali is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Please consult a licensed healthcare professional before personal use.