MACA

Scientific Name: Lepidium peruvianum; Lepidium meyenii

Common names:
Maca root, Peruvian ginseng, maka

Description:

Maca is a herbaceous biennial plan used as a root vegetable and a medicinal herb. It is shaped like a radish and is native to the Andes Mountains in South America (Peru and Bolivia).  Though it is
also called a peruvian ginseng, maca is not a member of the ginseng family. 

Maca is used as a folk remedy to increase stamina, energy, and sexual virility and fertility. This root crop is consumed as food for humans (eaten as any other vegetable food) as well as livestock. It is taken as a as powdered maca root that can also be added to smoothies, juice, and shakes and is good for raw food diet. Maca is also available as a nutritional supplement (liquid extract or pill form).

Medicinal properties and uses:

Maca root contains amino acids, sterols, alkaloids,  cardiotonic glycosidesuridine, saponins and other substance beneficial to the body and compounds that affects the central nervous system.

It is rich in minerals like potassium, calcium and iodine.

Maca maybe beneficial for the ff:

* improve sperm production, sperm motility, and semen volume
* help increase libido
* enhance fertility
*  alleviates symptoms of menopause as it eases anxiety and depression in postmenopausal women
* increase energy and stamina
* often touted as an aphrodisiac


Little is known about the side effects of maca root.

THOUGH THE CONTENT OF THIS BLOG HAD BEEN TRIED/TESTED
AND HAD BEEN USED AS FOLK/HERBAL MEDICINE IT IS STILL
BEST TO CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE TRYING THIS. AVOID
SELF-DIAGNOSIS AND SELF-MEDICATION.