The Peruvian Maca
Lepidium meyenii Walp

COCA vS MACA

Conquerors prohibit the use of coca because they consider against their religions belief, Shamans and Curators found in the coca and maca another powerful food a natural source full of vitamins minerals and alkaloids.

The maca looks like as a regular potato but it is so useful because it contents an also an strange alkaloids l “macaine” to whom most of the researches attributesthe properties vital energy booster .

Recent discoveries ( By an Italian Reseach University Group) at the Meseta of BomBom in Junin located at the High Andean Mountains of Peru found a large population of pregnant elder women over 45´s but also found that other Man Woman were healthy and so vigorously including their children. Considering that the
Only basic food was the maca because that region is o poor, the research arrive to the conclusion that maca was the responsible of a good health.

The main use of Maca in this days are : as Natural Energy Booster or a source of Natural vital energy and in a low dosage maca it is a great allied for Menopause For Natural Hormone Therapy, that reduce or suppress most of the menopause sympthoms

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BENEFITS:

CONTAINS:

A large number of essential amino acids, such as aspartic acid, glutamic acid, serine, glycine, arginine, valine and lysine (Garró, 1972);

Fatty acids: palmatic acids, linoleic acid and saturated fatty acids; minerals: Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn, Na, K and Ca, vitamins, Thyamine (B1),Riboflavin (B2), and Vitamin C.

Maca contains 4 alkaloids named macaina 1, 2, 3 and 4, which stimulate the reproductive system of both sexes (Chacón, 1962; Garró, León, and Julca, 1993). it is believed that the alkaloids in Maca activate the calcitonine hormone that regulates calcium and phosphorus metabolism and activates the parathonnone involved with same metabolism.

Among its components are certain sterols, Brassycosterol, Ergosterol, Carnpesterol, delta 7.22 Ergostadienol, and specially Sitosterol. Correction of menopause problems and an increase in female fertility are attributed to Maca sterols and lysine;Fructose, a monosaccharide sugar with 173.3 degree of sweetness, superior to glucose, is present; fructose is recommended for combating athletes' fatigue; fructose is a sugar utilized by seminal plasma to give energy to spermatozoids.

Maca is a valuable commodity. Because so little else grows in the region, maca is often traded with communities at lower elevations for such other staples as rice, corn, green vegetables, and beans. The dried roots can be stored for up to seven years. Native Peruvians traditionally have utilized maca since pre-Incan times for both nutritional and medicinal purposes. It is an important staple in the diets of these people, as it has the highest nutritional value of any food crop grown there. It is rich in sugars, protein, starches, and essential nutrients (especially iodine and iron). The tuber or root is consumed fresh or dried. The fresh roots are considered a treat and are baked or roasted in ashes (in the same manner as sweet potatoes). The dried roots are stored and, later, boiled in water or milk to make a porridge. They also are made into a popular sweet, fragrant, fermented drink called maca chicha. In Peru even maca jam, pudding, and sodas are popular. The tuberous roots have a tangy, sweet taste and an aroma similar to that of butterscotch.

This energizing plant is also referred to as Peruvian ginseng (although maca is not in the same family as ginseng). Maca has been used for centuries in the Andes to enhance fertility in humans and animals. Soon after the Spanish conquest in South America, the Spanish found that their livestock were reproducing poorly in the highlands. The local Indians recommended feeding the animals maca, and so remarkable were the results that Spanish chroniclers gave in-depth reports. Even colonial records of some 200 years ago indicate that payments of (roughly) nine tons of maca were demanded from one Andean area alone for this purpose.

The nutritional value of dried maca root is high, resembling those of cereal grains such as maize, rice, and wheat. It contains 60-75% carbohydrates, 10–14 % protein, 8.5% fiber, and 2.2% lipids. The protein content of maca exists mainly in the form of polypeptides and amino acids (including significant amounts of arginine, serine, histidine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, glycine, valine, phenylalanine, tyrosine, and threonine). It also has about 250 mg of calcium, 2 g of potassium, and 15 mg of iron in 100 g of dried root—and important amounts of fatty acids (including linolenic, palmitic, and oleic acids). Maca contains sterols (about 0.05% to 0.1%) and other vitamins and minerals. In addition to its rich supply of essential nutrients, maca contains alkaloids, tannins, and saponins. A chemical analysis conducted in 1981 showed the presence of biologically active aromatic isothiocyanates (a common chemical found in the mustard family of plants and shown to be a wood preservative and insecticide). Chemical research shows maca root contains a chemical called p-methoxybenzyl isothiocyanate, which has reputed aphrodisiac properties. At least four alkaloids are also present but have not yet been quantified. Fresh maca root contains about 1% glucosinolates—a group of plant chemicals found in many plants in the family (ie. broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and other cruciferous vegetables). While there are no novel glucosinolates reported in maca yet, several of the chemicals found in this group of known plant chemicals are documented to be cancer-preventative.

Maca has been growing in world popularity over the last several years due to several large marketing campaigns touting its energizing, fertility enhancement, hormonal balancing, aphrodisiac, and, especially, enhanced sexual performance properties. Other (anecdotal) herbal medicine uses in the U.S. and abroad include increasing energy, stamina, and endurance in athletes, promoting mental clarity, treating male impotence, and helping with menstrual irregularities, female hormonal imbalances, menopause, and chronic fatigue syndrome. Today, dried maca roots are ground to powder and sold in capsules as a food supplement and marketed to increase stamina (sexual and athletic) and fertility. In Peruvian herbal medicine, maca is also reported to be used as an immunostimulant, for anemia, tuberculosis, menstrual disorders, menopause symptoms, stomach cancer, sterility (and other reproductive and sexual disorders), and to enhance memory.

Maca’s fertility-enhancing properties were reported as early as 1961, when researchers discovered that it increased fertility in rats. Marketing and resulting sales of maca for sexual function has been fueled by clinical research since. The majority of this research, however, has been performed or funded by two main marketers of maca products in the U.S. and abroad! Also suspect to the independent scientific community are studies that “measure libido enhancement”—these are known to be highly subjective. Study protocols can also be orchestrated easily to provide desired outcomes and results therefore, many trained industry and medical professionals note this brand of (product-sponsored) research with only mild interest, at best. The first study reporting maca’s effect on sexual function was published in 2000 (and performed by a marketer of maca) that reported the beneficial effects of using maca in impotent mice and rats. Another was published a year later, indicating similar effects in male rats. Studies in 2001 reported a beneficial effect on male sperm production in rats and improvement of sperm count and motility in nine healthy adult men. In 2002 a study reported improved sexual performance in inexperienced male rats; another “self-perception on sexual desire” test in healthy men reported aphrodisiac or libido enhancement effects. In several of the rat and mice studies, the animals were administered up to 4 g per kg of body weight of a “concentrated maca extract” to achieve the reported results. This would equate to about a 300 g dosage (about 10 oz.) in an average (170 lb.) man! None of these studies, however, indicated a possible mechanism of action—or related these observed effects to constituents or chemicals contained in maca root

!! Warning : Do not use Maca if you suffer from Hypertension!!

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