Maca (scientific name: Lepidium meyenii Walp), (Spanish: Maca). Mainly produced in the Andes Mountains of South America and Lijiang, Yunnan, China, it is a cruciferous plant. The leaves are oval, and the rhizome is shaped like a small round radish. It is edible. It is a pure natural food with rich nutrients. Maca's hypocotyls may be golden or yellowish, red, purple, blue, black, or green. The pale yellow roots are the most common and have the best shape and flavor. Maca is rich in high-unit nutrients and has the function of nourishing and strengthening the body. Black Maca is recognized as the most effective Maca and is produced in very small quantities. Maca is native to high-altitude mountainous areas and is suitable for growing in high-altitude, low latitude, the high-temperature difference between day and night, slightly acidic sandy soil, and sunny soil; the planting areas are mainly distributed in the Andes Mountains of South America and the Yulong Snow Mountain in Lijiang, Yunnan, China. These two main producing areas have a large area of suitable land. There is also a small amount of planting in other regions of Yunnan, Xinjiang, Tibet, and other regions of China.

The efficacy and role of Maca

1. Improve sleep

Because of poor sleep, I chose Maca to give it a try, and it does work. Whether it's class pressure or work pressure, now more and more people are starting to suffer from insomnia, and improving sleep quality becomes crucial.

2. Improve memory

The pressure of life may bring us a mental overdraft, and high work pressure will naturally lead to a decline in memory. Maca can improve memory, make people feel refreshed, improve work efficiency, and achieve more with less effort.

3. Improve immunity

The decline of the immune system will greatly increase the chances of people getting sick, and Maca can enhance physical strength, provide immunity, and enrich people's spirits, making them active and energetic!

4. Other functions

Of course, Maca has many functions and also has the functions regulating endocrine, balancing hormones, beauty, and anti-anemia.

Benefits of Maca:

      1. Improve sexual function

      Maca has the effect of improving sexual performance mainly because it is rich in protein, amino acids, polysaccharides, minerals, and other important nutrients, and its unique bioactive substances such as macaene, macaamide, and so on. Histidine and arginine have vasodilatory properties that increase blood flow to the sex organs. In addition, the dextrin component in maca is also beneficial to increase erectile function.

      2. Improve fertility

      Maca contains alkaloids, arginine, and fructose. The alkaloids in maca can stimulate the reproductive system to double the number of egg cells and increase the number of sperm production; arginine is the main component of amino acids in sperm, and can improve sperm motility; fructose provides power for sperm motility. Therefore it is used to improve fertility and solve infertility problems in humans.

      3. Regulate endocrine and treat female menopausal syndrome

      Maca has traditionally been used to treat female menopausal syndrome. Four alkaloids (macaene, macamide, etc.) were isolated from maca, mainly acting on the hypothalamus and pituitary gland, and the two jointly regulate endocrine glands such as the adrenal gland, thyroid, pancreas, ovary, pill, etc., with bidirectional regulation Hormones, the role of balancing hormone levels in the body; in addition, sterols and saponins in maca can act as a variety of hormones, such as steroid hormone precursors, and glucosinolates and benzyl isothiocyanate in maca is also related to endocrine.

      4. Anti-fatigue

      The active anti-fatigue ingredients in maca mainly include amino acids, minerals zinc, taurine, etc. These natural plant ingredients have obvious effects on anti-fatigue.

      In 100 grams of pure maca powder, the content of amino acids is about 8 grams, and the amino acid composition is reasonable and contains 8 essential amino acids. Amino acids are the most basic substances that constitute human protein. When the human body is fatigued, supplementing natural foods containing amino acids can strengthen the body's metabolism, which is conducive to the discharge of metabolic waste and the timely delivery of body energy.

      The content of mineral zinc in 100 grams of pure maca powder is 3.8 mg. Since zinc mainly exists in proteins and various metalloenzymes, the intracellular zinc content directly regulates the activity of these zinc enzymes and controls the corresponding metabolic process. Especially the metabolic processes of nucleic acids, proteins, sugars, and fats. Secondly, it regulates the level of neuroendocrine hormones and enhances the anti-fatigue effect under high temperatures.

      The content of taurine in 100 grams of pure maca powder is 77 mg. As a very important substance in the human body,