Maca

The rich soil located at these high plateaus of Peru where it is very cold and oxygen poor may account for the high levels of trace minerals found in maca root. Some Peruvian Indians of today still grow it in the same traditional way without pesticides or chemicals.

The healing qualities of maca have helped the local native population thrive in this oxygen-poor plateau where they live. Maca root contains significant amounts of amino acids, complex carbohydrates, vitamins B1, B2, B12, C and E and minerals, including calcium, phosphorus, zinc, magnesium and iron

This herb has been traditionally used as an aphrodisiac for both men and women, to increase energy, vitality, stamina and endurance in athletes, promote mental clarity, for fertility and to increase male seminal fluid volume, sperm count and sperm motility, for treating male impotence and erectile dysfunction, and for female menstrual irregularities and hormone imbalances, including menopause and perimenopause. Women with menstrual irregularities have experienced greater consistency, while women with hot flashes, mood swings and most associated perimenopause and menopause symptoms have diminished dramatically. Due to the number of steroidal glycosides present in Maca root it is gaining popularity among weight lifters and body builders as a natural alternative to anabolic steroids.

The popularity of maca worldwide is growing at an enormous rate.. In August of 2001, results of the first major clinical trial conducted on the effects of maca consumption were released.

Phase I data showed that maca...

• has a reducing effect on diastolic arterial pressure (lowered blood pressure).

• has an anti-anemic effect (balanced blood iron levels).

• has an important effect as energizer, possibly due to it's effect of causing an increase in the serum levels of human growth hormone (HGH).

• effects blood sugar energy reserves (hemoglucose) acting over body fat (promotes the use of glucose in the bloodstream for energy rather than being processed into fat storage).

• gelatinized maca was found to produce a "general sense of well-being".

• DHEA level increases significantly in a majority of the males treated with gelatinized maca.

• decreases anxiety within the first two weeks of treatment.

• treatment with gelatinized maca decreases stress.

• gelatinized maca improves the level of sexual desire (libido) by an average of 180%.

• increases seminal volume, count of mobile spermatozoids and mobility of spermatozoids (average sperm count increase in the maca group vs. the placebo control group was 200%).

• gelatinized maca increases adrenal androgens (adrenalin).

• University-sponsored clinical trials show 180% increase in sexual desire and 200% increase in male's sperm count
  

Maca the Food vs. Maca the Active Phytochemicals

Macaenes and macamides

Throughout maca's history there has been talk of its horny aphrodisiac abilities and there is evidence to support the Andean herd people in Junin (who eat maca as part of their diet) are more fertile and sexually active.

Even so, the people of Junin will often consume several maca roots in a meal. That's more than an entire 90 capsule bottle of 500 milligram dried maca powder.

Clearly, the answer is not to eat a bottle of capsules per day or even several fresh roots per day, but rather to concentrate the tiny portion of active phytochemicals, alkaloids, sterols, macaenes and macamides and remove the starch roughage so that small quantities can produce measurable results.

There are two different processes to obtain high quality Maca

1: DEHYDRATED MACA: For the elaboration of this type of powder, the whole Maca root is exposed to the sun (natural dehydrated process), then the hypocholites are selected, soon they are rigorously classified and disinfected. Next comes the drying, controlling the temperature, then once dry the Maca is milling and a granulation is made to homogenate particles. Finally and after a microbiological and phytochemistry Control of Quality, Maca powder is encapsulated and packed in different presentations. This type of Maca is easily assimilable and according some preliminary studies, the effects of the pre toasted Maca are much better than those of the crude Maca.

2: GELATINIZED MACA: For the elaboration of this type of powder, the whole Maca root is exposed to the sun (natural dehydrated process), then the hypocholites are selected, soon they are classified. Next the Maca is washed and soaked and later it is grinded up and dehydrated by means of a roller to high temperatures (this step is made with the purpose of unfolding present starches. This process is called gelatinized) . Finally the product is encapsulated and packed.

The difference between both is that they are submitted to different temperatures processes. In the first case the product is more natural than gelatinized. But in the other hand, when Maca starches are unfolded (gelatinized), it is quicker absorbed by the organism.

You can order both the DEHYDRATED MACA & the GELATINIZED MACA from our website.

500mg of 100% gelatinized maca root. 60 Capsules or 480 mg of 100% dehydrated maca root 90 Capsules.

More Information

Effect of lepidium meyenii walp administered in form of gelatinized maca capsules to adult males, apparently normal.

This trial has been prepared to prove the effect of Lepidium meyenii (maca) over the hormonal pattern, sexual behavior and erectile function; physical well-being and reaction to stress; red corpuscles and nutritional state for a healthy human being.

The trial took a sample of males between 20 and 40 years old. The men were placed in placebo and Maca groups according to the treatment received. The trial was prospective and double blind. The trial was carried out between December 2000 and May 2001 by researchers of Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (Peruvian University Cayetano Heredia), department of Sciences and Philosophy and Instituto de Investigaciones de la Altura (Institute of Highlands Researches). The principal researcher was Dr. Gustavo Gonzales, the associate researchers were Amanda Cordova, Arturo Chung, Arturo Villena, Carmen Goñez, Karla Vega, Julio Rubio, Manuel Gasco, Carla Gonzales, Sharon Castillo and Diana Garayar.

The primary conclusions resulting from the trial are:

HEMODYNAMIC ASPECTS

• The treatment with maca produces a reducing effect of diastolic arterial pressure.

• Maca does not modify neither heart frequency nor arterial saturation of oxygen.

• During the trial hematocrit is not affected by maca, which an anti-anemic effect may exist.

NUTRITIONAL ASPECTS

• Maca has an important effect as an energizer.

• Energizer effect may be associated to the increase of serum levels of human growth hormone.

• Maca has effects over energy reserves acting over body fat.

• Maca does not increase iodine in urine.

STATE OF MIND

• Maca improves the state of mind.

• DHEA levels increased in a large proportion of the males treated with maca.

ANXIETY

• Placebo decreases anxiety.

• Maca decreases anxiety from the two weeks of treatment.

STRESS

• The treatment with maca decreases stress.

• The treatment with maca reduces the scale of mind renounce, favoring a better response to stress

SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTION

• Maca improves the level of sexual desire by an average of 180% compared to the placebo group.

• Maca treatment does not modify HL levels.

• Maca increases seminal volume, doubles the count of spermatozoids and mobility of spermatozoids.

In conclusion, Maca

• Improves the state of mind.

• Decreases anxiety.

• Decreases stress.

• Improves reaction to stress.

• Increases adrenal androgens.

• Increases sexual desire.

• Increases number and mobility of spermatozoids.

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