Maca enhances sexual health
Added 01.07.2009
What is maca?
Lepidium peruvianum or Lepidium meyenii, commonly referred to as maca, is a root vegetable that has been harvested as far back as the Inca civilisation in the high Andean plateaus of Peru and Bolivia. Many historians believe that maca's positive effects on sexual health were known centuries ago by the Inca. Today, scientific studies are discovering that the fabled strength and virility of the Inca may be much more than just a myth.Sexual health heightened with maca
Numerous studies have documented the beneficial effects of maca on sexual health for both women and men:- Maca improves well-being and sexual performance: in a 2009 study, men with mild erectile dysfunction (impotence) who took maca supplements experienced a significant improvement in well-being and sexual performance. In another study, maca supplements were associated with a significant improvement in libido.
- Maca increases sperm count: a study published in Fertility Sterility found that maca improved sperm production and motility.
- Maca reduces enlarged prostate: in mice, maca reduced enlarged prostate by 1.59 times.
- Maca eases sexual dysfunction in postmenopausal women: a 2006 study fond that maca reduced psychological symptoms associated with sexual dysfunction in postmenopausal women, such as anxiety and depression.
- Maca may protect against osteoporosis: a study done on rats revealed that maca prevents bone loss associated with a lack of oestrogen.
References:
Zenico, T. & all. "Subjective effects of Lepidium meyenii (maca) extract on well-being and sexual performances on patients with mild erectile dysfunction: a randomised, double-blind clinical trial." Andrologia. April 2009.
Yucra, S. & all. "Effect of different fractions from hydroalcoholic extract of black maca (Lepidium meyenii) on testicular function in adult male rats." Fertility Sterility. May 2008.
Gonzales, G.F. & all. "Lepidium meyenii (maca) improved semen parameters in adult men." Asian Journal of Andrology. December 2001.
Gonzales, G.F. & all. "Antogonistic effect of Lepidium meyenii on prostatic hyperplasia in adult mice." Andrologia. June 2008.
Brooks, N.A. & all. "Beneficial effects of Lepidium meyenii (maca) on psychological symptoms and measures of sexual dysfunction in postmenopausal women are not related to estrogen or androgen content." Menopause. December 2008.
Zhang, Y. & all. "Effect of ethanol extract of Lepidium meyenii walp on osteoporosis in ovariectomized rat." Journal of Ethnopharmacology. April 2006.
Yucra, S. & all. "Effect of different fractions from hydroalcoholic extract of black maca (Lepidium meyenii) on testicular function in adult male rats." Fertility Sterility. May 2008.
Gonzales, G.F. & all. "Lepidium meyenii (maca) improved semen parameters in adult men." Asian Journal of Andrology. December 2001.
Gonzales, G.F. & all. "Antogonistic effect of Lepidium meyenii on prostatic hyperplasia in adult mice." Andrologia. June 2008.
Brooks, N.A. & all. "Beneficial effects of Lepidium meyenii (maca) on psychological symptoms and measures of sexual dysfunction in postmenopausal women are not related to estrogen or androgen content." Menopause. December 2008.
Zhang, Y. & all. "Effect of ethanol extract of Lepidium meyenii walp on osteoporosis in ovariectomized rat." Journal of Ethnopharmacology. April 2006.
