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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 the best …
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, …
Red maca (Lepidium meyenii) reduced prostate size in rats.
Gonzales GF, Miranda S, Nieto J, Fernández G, Yucra S, Rubio J, Yi P, Gasco M. Gonzales GF, et al. Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2005 Jan 20;3:5. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-3-5. Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2005. PMID: 15661081 Free PMC article.
These increases by TE were reduced after treatment with Red Maca for 42 days. Histology pictures in rats treated with Red Maca plus TE were similar to controls. ...Highest peak values were observed for Red Maca, intermediate values for Ye …
These increases by TE were reduced after treatment with Red Maca for 42 days. Histology pictures in rats treated with Red …
Red Maca (Lepidium meyenii) did not affect cell viability despite increased androgen receptor and prostate-specific antigen gene expression in the human prostate cancer cell line LNCaP.
Díaz P, Cardenas H, Orihuela PA. Díaz P, et al. Andrologia. 2016 Oct;48(8):922-6. doi: 10.1111/and.12681. Andrologia. 2016. PMID: 27681649
Treatment with red Maca did not affect viability of LNCaP cells. Apoptotic activity induced by Taxol and 2ME in LNCaP cells was not altered with red Maca treatment. Relative expression of the mRNA for Ar and Psa increased with red Maca 20 …
Treatment with red Maca did not affect viability of LNCaP cells. Apoptotic activity induced by Taxol and 2ME in LNCaP cells wa …
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). ...Irradiation did not modify effect of red maca extract on prostate weight (p > 0.05). In co

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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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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.
We have studied the pharmacological effects of 3 types; yellow, black, and red maca. Evidence from experimental studies indicates effects of maca on nutrition, fertility, memory, and mood. ...Red maca, however, has no effect on sperm production. …
We have studied the pharmacological effects of 3 types; yellow, black, and red maca. Evidence from experimental studies indica …
Lepidium meyenii Walp (red maca) Supplementation Prevents Acrylamide-Induced Oxidative Stress and Liver Toxicity in Rats: Phytochemical Composition by UHPLC-ESI-MS/MS.
Ybañez-Julca RO, Palacios J, Asunción-Alvarez D, Quispe-Díaz I, Nwokocha CR, de Albuquerque RDDG. Ybañez-Julca RO, et al. Plant Foods Hum Nutr. 2022 Sep;77(3):460-466. doi: 10.1007/s11130-022-01000-2. Epub 2022 Aug 6. Plant Foods Hum Nutr. 2022. PMID: 35932411
Lepidium meyenii Walp (red maca) is a high Andean plant cultivated since the Incas and has innumerable therapeutic properties. The study aims to identify its phytochemical composition using UHPLC-ESI-MS/MS, and evaluate its effects on acrylamide-induced oxidative st …
Lepidium meyenii Walp (red maca) is a high Andean plant cultivated since the Incas and has innumerable therapeutic properties. …
Inflammatory pathway employed by Red Maca to treat induced benign prostatic hyperplasia in rats.
Vásquez-Velásquez C, Gasco M, Fano-Sizgorich D, Gonzales GF. Vásquez-Velásquez C, et al. Andrologia. 2020 Apr;52(3):e13516. doi: 10.1111/and.13516. Epub 2020 Jan 28. Andrologia. 2020. PMID: 31989657
Finasteride (F), a 5a-reductase inhibitor, is the standard treatment for BPH reducing prostate weight but also sexual desire. The Peruvian plant known as Red Maca (RM) (Lepidium meyenii) inhibits BPH in rats and mice. The aim of the study was to assess the inflammat …
Finasteride (F), a 5a-reductase inhibitor, is the standard treatment for BPH reducing prostate weight but also sexual desire. The Peruvian p …
Red Maca (Lepidium meyenii), a Plant from the Peruvian Highlands, Promotes Skin Wound Healing at Sea Level and at High Altitude in Adult Male Mice.
Nuñez D, Olavegoya P, Gonzales GF, Gonzales-Castañeda C. Nuñez D, et al. High Alt Med Biol. 2017 Dec;18(4):372-383. doi: 10.1089/ham.2017.0038. Epub 2017 Aug 28. High Alt Med Biol. 2017. PMID: 28846044
Gonzales, and Cynthia Gonzales-Castaneda. Red maca (Lepidium meyenii), a plant from the Peruvian highlands, promotes skin wound healing at sea level and at high altitude in adult male mice. ...The aim of this study was to determine the effect of high altitude on tis …
Gonzales, and Cynthia Gonzales-Castaneda. Red maca (Lepidium meyenii), a plant from the Peruvian highlands, promotes skin woun …
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