Antonio Ante, Imbabura
Maca
Lepidium meyenii
(1) Root in sexual dysfunction regulation, neuroprotective effects, action in memory enhancement, antidepressant, antioxidant, anti-cancer, and anti-inflammatory activities, and skin protection.(2) Several studies demonstrated various biological effects of Maca mainly in the field of fertility.
Científicamente comprobadoUsos medicinales
(1) Root in sexual dysfunction regulation, neuroprotective effects, action in memory enhancement, antidepressant, antioxidant, anti-cancer, and anti-inflammatory activities, and skin protection.(2) Several studies demonstrated various biological effects of Maca mainly in the field of fertility.
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Lugar: Antonio Ante
Fecha: 2026-06-04
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Distribución y topónimos
Origen: No registrado
Distribución comercial: Mercado Atuntaqui
Distribución: Nativa. Cultivada. (3) The native range of this species is S. Peru to NW. Argentina (4)
Investigaciones previas
da Silva Leitão Peres N , Cabrera Parra Bortoluzzi L , Medeiros Marques LL , Formigoni M , Fuchs RHB , Droval AA , Reitz Cardoso FA . Medicinal effects of Peruvian maca (Lepidium meyenii): a review. Food Funct. 2020 Jan 29;11(1):83-92. doi: 10.1039/c9fo02732g. PMID: 31951246. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31951246/
Tafuri S, Cocchia N, Vassetti A, Carotenuto D, Esposito L, Maruccio L, Avallone L, Ciani F. Lepidium meyenii (Maca) in male reproduction. Nat Prod Res. 2021 Nov;35(22):4550-4559. doi: 10.1080/14786419.2019.1698572. Epub 2019 Dec 5. PMID: 31805775.
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