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Acceptability, Safety, and Efficacy of Oral Administration of Extracts of Black or Red Maca (Lepidium meyenii) in Adult Human Subjects: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study.
Gonzales-Arimborgo C, Yupanqui I, Montero E, Alarcón-Yaquetto DE, Zevallos-Concha A, Caballero L, Gasco M, Zhao J, Khan IA, Gonzales GF. Gonzales-Arimborgo C, et al. Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2016 Aug 18;9(3):49. doi: 10.3390/ph9030049. Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2016. PMID: 27548190 Free PMC article.
At low altitude, 32, 30, and 32 participants started the study receiving placebo, red maca, or black maca, respectively. At high altitudes, 33, 35, and 31 participants started the study receiving placebo, red maca, and black maca, respect …
At low altitude, 32, 30, and 32 participants started the study receiving placebo, red maca, or black maca, respectively …
[Maca (Lepidium meyenii Walp), a review of its biological properties].
Gonzales GF, Villaorduña L, Gasco M, Rubio J, Gonzales C. Gonzales GF, et al. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2014;31(1):100-10. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2014. PMID: 24718534 Free article. Review. Spanish.
Differences have been shown between the effects of the black, yellow and red maca varieties. Black maca shows the best results on spermatogenesis, memory and fatigue, while red maca is the variety that reverses the benign prostatic hyperplasia a …
Differences have been shown between the effects of the black, yellow and red maca varieties. Black maca shows th …
Not All Maca Is Created Equal: A Review of Colors, Nutrition, Phytochemicals, and Clinical Uses.
Minich DM, Ross K, Frame J, Fahoum M, Warner W, Meissner HO. Minich DM, et al. Nutrients. 2024 Feb 14;16(4):530. doi: 10.3390/nu16040530. Nutrients. 2024. PMID: 38398854 Free PMC article. Review.
Scientific research has validated these traditional uses and other clinical applications by elucidating maca's mechanisms of action, nutrition, and phytochemical content. However, research over the last twenty years has identified up to seventeen different colors (phenotyp …
Scientific research has validated these traditional uses and other clinical applications by elucidating maca's mechanisms of action, …
Epidemiology, Patterns of Care, and Mortality for Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Intensive Care Units in 50 Countries.
Bellani G, Laffey JG, Pham T, Fan E, Brochard L, Esteban A, Gattinoni L, van Haren F, Larsson A, McAuley DF, Ranieri M, Rubenfeld G, Thompson BT, Wrigge H, Slutsky AS, Pesenti A; LUNG SAFE Investigators; ESICM Trials Group. Bellani G, et al. JAMA. 2016 Feb 23;315(8):788-800. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.0291. JAMA. 2016. PMID: 26903337
Effect of Black Maca Supplementation on Inflammatory Markers and Physical Fitness in Male Elite Athletes.
Lee E, Park M, Kim B, Kang S. Lee E, et al. Nutrients. 2023 Mar 27;15(7):1618. doi: 10.3390/nu15071618. Nutrients. 2023. PMID: 37049458 Free PMC article.
The intake capsules contained 2500 mg of 100% concentrated black maca extract. Participants were instructed to take one capsule twice a day for eight weeks with pure water. ...This effect is caused by increased antioxidant activity and influenced mitochondrial biosy …
The intake capsules contained 2500 mg of 100% concentrated black maca extract. Participants were instructed to take one capsul …
Effect of Atomized Black Maca (Lepidium meyenii) Supplementation in the Cryopreservation of Alpaca (Vicugna pacos) Epididymal Spermatozoa.
Levano G, Quispe J, Vargas D, García M, López A, Aguila L, Valdivia M. Levano G, et al. Animals (Basel). 2023 Jun 21;13(13):2054. doi: 10.3390/ani13132054. Animals (Basel). 2023. PMID: 37443852 Free PMC article.
Bioactive metabolites from natural extracts of black maca have shown valuable antioxidant properties. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of the addition of atomized black maca in the freezing medium of epididymal spermatozoa o …
Bioactive metabolites from natural extracts of black maca have shown valuable antioxidant properties. Thus, the objective of t …
Lepidium meyenii (Maca): a plant from the highlands of Peru--from tradition to science.
Gonzales GF, Gonzales C, Gonzales-Castañeda C. Gonzales GF, et al. Forsch Komplementmed. 2009 Dec;16(6):373-80. doi: 10.1159/000264618. Epub 2009 Dec 16. Forsch Komplementmed. 2009. PMID: 20090350 Review.
Maca is exported as powder, capsules, pills, flour, liquor, and extracts. There are different types of maca with differ-ent colors ranging from white to black. ...Black maca has better effects on sperm production than yellow maca which ha …
Maca is exported as powder, capsules, pills, flour, liquor, and extracts. There are different types of maca with differ-ent co …
Effects of Black Maca supplement on isokinetics muscular performance of elite women's handball players: placebo-controlled, crossover study.
Kang S, Ahn BO, Park MH, Lim ST, Lee E. Kang S, et al. Food Nutr Res. 2023 Dec 15;67. doi: 10.29219/fnr.v67.10250. eCollection 2023. Food Nutr Res. 2023. PMID: 38187794 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate the changes in isokinetic muscular performance among female adolescent elite handball athletes with the supplementation of Black Maca (BM). METHODS: Eight elite handball athletes were recruited for the present stu …
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate the changes in isokinetic muscular performance among female adolescent elite handball a …
Effect of gamma irradiation on phenol content, antioxidant activity and biological activity of black maca and red maca extracts (Lepidium meyenii walp).
Zevallos-Concha A, Nuñez D, Gasco M, Vasquez C, Quispe M, Gonzales GF. Zevallos-Concha A, et al. Toxicol Mech Methods. 2016;26(1):67-73. doi: 10.3109/15376516.2015.1090512. Epub 2015 Dec 2. Toxicol Mech Methods. 2016. PMID: 26633045

Irradiation of black maca extract increased the swimming time to exhaustion (p < 0.05). This is not observed with red maca extract (p > 0.05). ...In conclusion, irradiation does not alter the biological activities of both black maca and re

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Irradiation of black maca extract increased the swimming time to exhaustion (p < 0.05). This is not observed with red ma

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Effect of Black maca (Lepidium meyenii) on one spermatogenic cycle in rats.
Gonzales GF, Nieto J, Rubio J, Gasco M. Gonzales GF, et al. Andrologia. 2006 Oct;38(5):166-72. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2006.00733.x. Andrologia. 2006. PMID: 16961569
Finally, an increase in DSP was observed after 7 days of treatment with Black maca. Testicular testosterone was not affected after 7 days treatment with Black maca. In conclusion, Black maca affects sperm count as early as 1 day after beg …
Finally, an increase in DSP was observed after 7 days of treatment with Black maca. Testicular testosterone was not affected a …
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