Peruvian maca belongs to Brassicaceae. Sometimes the plant is called “Lepidium meyenii”. It grows only in the high mountains of Latin America, where it is used as a medicinal remedy and food product.
Benefits of maca are determined by a high content of fatty acids and macamid, which influences sexual vigor of men. Moreover, Peruvian maca contains a high concentration of alkaloids, which have an antitoxic effect on the body. The root of maca is often added to various biologically active additives acting as adaptogens.
Maca is an efficient remedy for the treatment of men’s erection. It is especially useful for the treatment of men’s infertility, namely oligospermia. People over 40 are recommended to take Peruvian maca extract, since it has a rejuvenating effect.
Benefits:
- maca root treats depression;
- it increases resistance to stress;
- it has beneficial effects on the endocrine system;
- it tones the activity of the adrenal glands;
- maca is recommended for women during the menopause and for the restoration of women’s health, in general;
- it helps in the fight against female and male infertility;
- acts as an aphrodisiac.