Maca Effects

Maca’s reputation as a powerful herb precedes the herb no matter where it goes. This is understandable considering that the maca is considered the super food of the Andes not only because of its healing powers but because it contains the essential ingredients to make up for nutrients needed by the body.

This herb is primarily known as an herb that enhances sexuality and sexual stamina. It is a favorite ingredient in many vitamins and dietary supplements either in tablet or capsule form. Maca is a very nutritious food with 59% carbohydrate content and 10% protein content. It is known for lowering the body’s cholesterol level due to its sterols content like. It has 2.2% lipid content which is higher than most root crops. The primary fatty acids found in maca are oleic acid, palmitic acid and linoleic acid.

Maca, which is known in the scientific world as Lepidium meyenii, is an annual plant that is native to Peru. The maca that is being used to create the pills and various supplements being sold in the market today are made from maca that has been dried for a year and which can still be used for up to seven years.

Maca was highly important to the Incas of Peru who used the herb not only to provide stamina and enhance their fertility but also as an aphrodisiac. The herb was among the most well kept treasures of the Incas but even the herb was soon discovered by the Spanish colonizers who soon used the herb for its healing and aphrodisiac powers.

People in the Andes believed that maca is a powerful herb that fights anemia, regulates the secretion of the hormones, stimulates a person’s metabolism and fights depression. They also use the root crop as a laxative to cure bowel problems and as treatment for rheumatism. To top it all, the Andes people discovered that maca can enhance their libido and improve their sexuality.

But despite the many claims of the Andes people and even those from other countries about the wonders of maca, scientists worldwide are still sceptical and are still doing research and laboratory tests on the validity of their claims. The results of studies involving clinical rats are however very positive and corroborates the claims made by the Andes people.

Today, it is not only the Andes people who considered maca a super food. Even those from the Western World have borne witness to the wonders of maca in more ways than one.