Maca Power certified Organic Maca is cultivated in Junin, Peru 14,000 feet above sea level. Maca Power is pure organic Maca that is non-irradiated and contains no additives or preservatives. A low temperature drying process and milled-to-order, non-oxidized product ensures maximum nutrient preservation. Maca Power is a fair trade product that is sustainably harvested with the manufacturers' Peruvian partners.
Maca Power® is a 100% Certified Organic and is pesticide and herbicide free; the highest quality pure Peruvian Maca Root powder available grown in accordance with International standards of organic agricultural cultivation.
Maca: A Nutrient Rich Food For The Modern Lifestyle
Maca (Lepidium meyenii or Lepidium peruvianum) is an herbaceous biennial plant or annual plant (some sources say a perennial plant) native to the high Andes of Peru. It is grown for its fleshy hypocotyl (actually a fused hypocotyl and taproot), which is used as a root vegetable and a medicinal herb. Its Spanish and Quechua names include maca-maca, maino, ayak chichira, and ayak willku.
The growth habit, size, and proportions of the maca are roughly similar to those of the radish and the turnip, to which it is related. The stem is short and decumbent. The frilly leaves are born in a rosette at the soil surface, and are continuously renewed from the center as the outer leaves die. The off-white, self-fertile flowers are born on a central raceme, and are followed by 4-5 mm siliculate fruits, each containing two small (2-2.5 mm) reddish-gray ovoid seeds. The seeds, which are the plant's only means of reproduction, germinate within five days, given good conditions, and have no dormancy.
Maca is the only member of its genus with a fleshy hypocotyl. The hypocotyl is fused with the taproot to form a radish- or inverted-pear-shaped body roughly 10-15 cm long and 3-5 cm wide.
Maca: Ancient Super food Revived
Maca is a nutritious vegetable cultivated on ancient terraces in the Junin plateau of Peru's central highlands at around 14,000 feet above sea level. Maca thrives where little else will, at high altitudes and intense sunlight, high winds and low temperatures. Native Peruvians have used the hardy Maca root for thousands of years to increase stamina, libido and fertility in both men and women.
Recently, Maca Powder has been used to help alleviate the symptoms of menopause, chronic fatigue, depression, stress as well as, boost fertility. Athletes started using Maca as an alternative to anabolic steroids for increasing strength, energy and stamina. Unlike steroids and energy boosting herbs, Maca powder does not contain harmful stimulants and is not addictive.
Maca root contains a rich supply of amino acids, complex carbohydrates (the "good carbs"), vitamins, calcium, magnesium, phosphorous and zinc. Maca root nourishes the body and helps to balance and regulate the hormone system function.
Maca History
Maca root has been used by native Indians in Peru as a vital ingredient to health for thousands of years. Maca's use goes back to around 3800 B.C., when Peruvian Indians cultivated and ate it for both its nutritional and medicinal value. Centuries later in 1549 A.D., records indicate that during his time in Peru, the Spanish explorer Captain de Soto received Maca from the Indians as a gift in return for his help in improving methods of animal husbandry in the Peruvian Castille region. By 1572, as Maca's health-giving properties gained notoriety, the Chinchayochas Indians had begun using Maca root for barter. It was not until 1843 that this plant was studied by scientists and given the botanical name of Lepidium meyenii, Walpers after German Botanist Gerhard Walpers. More recently it has been called Lepdium peruvianum Chacon after Dr. Gloria Chacon de Popivici the scientist who is responsible for the most current knowledge.
Maca is a Hormone Balancer & Adaptogen
Maca is a Hormone Balancer and helps stimulate the pituitary gland, acting as a tonic for the hormone system. When the pituitary gland functions optimally, the entire endocrine system becomes balanced, because the pituitary gland controls the hormone output of the other three glands.
Nutrient-Rich Maca Root is also known as an Adaptogen, which is a food that boosts the body's ability to deal with stress and disease. The powerful Maca root also works in accordance with individual needs, age and gender, stimulating the body to produce the hormones needed to meet each user's unique requirements.
If your endocrine system is out of balance, Maca Powder helps restore equilibrium. Some benefits of a balanced endocrine system are what the Maca root is best known for: increased libido, energy and stamina, as well as fertility enhancement for men and women. In addition, Maca root sharpens hormonal stability in the mind and generates a sense of well-being.
Maca Applications:
As a nutritional supplement, Peruvian Maca has generalized tonic effects on the biochemical functioning of the human body. Among these effects is the enhancement of endocrine function. The endocrine system includes all of the glands, and the hormones they secrete, that exist in the body and that control such conditions as fertility, sexual function, digestion, brain and nervous system physiology, and energy levels. Hormonal regulation is responsible for all of the physiological attributes that enable us to enjoy the myriad sensations of being vibrantly alive, including those related to sexual arousal, physical activity and mental-emotional states of being. Maca root has also been called an adaptogen, which means that it increases the body's ability to defend itself against both physical and mental weakening, hence potential illness.
Traditionally, Maca has been used for a variety of purposes, which can differ for men and women. For example, women have found it helps relieve the symptoms of PMS and menopause. Women notice a dramatic decline in hot flashes and night sweats. Men have used it to enhance fertility and sexual function. Users of Maca root tend to derive a variety of benefits in accordance with their individual needs. However, both men and women have found that Maca significantly boosts libido and sex drive, increases energy, stamina and the feeling of general well-being. In fact, recently Maca has been used as an excellent alternative to anabolic steroids among athletes seeking muscle hypertrophy. Maca contains no chemicals that interfere with or over-activate normal endocrine function
Maca Root Active Ingredients
Alkaloids
Trypterphene
Phenolic compounds
Flavonoids and/or coimarins
Tannins
Glycosides
Saponins
Free amino acids
Secondary aliphatic amines
Tertiary amines
2 groups of novel compounds -- the macamides, and the macaenes (these agents are believed to be directly responsible for maca's sex-boosting powers)
Suggested intake: take 3 capsules per day