Presentation: Powder, roasted powder, gelatinized powder, dry atomized extract, liquid extract, capsules and also packed in finished presentations.

Genus: Lepidium meyenii.

Origin: Peru

Part used: Hypocotils

Description: Powder (raw), Roasted powder (pre-toasted), Gelatinized powder (extruded - hight digestibility powder), dry atomized extract (0.6% glucosinolates), liquid extract (macerated).

Phytochemicals: Alkaloids, Amino Acids, Beta-ecdysone, Carbohydrates, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, p-methoxybenzyl isothiocyanate, Phosphorus, Protein, Saponins, Stigmasterol, Sitosterol, Tannins, Zinc, Vit B1, Vit B2, Vit B12, Vit C, Vit E.

Properties: Antifatigue, Nutritive, Immunostimulant, Steroidal, Tonic.

Uses: Increasing energy, stamina and endurance in athletes, promoting mental clarity, treating male impotence, and helping with menstrual irregularities and female hormonal imbalances including menopause and chronic fatigue syndrome. It is used as an alternative to anabolic steroids by bodybuilders due to its richness in sterols. In Peruvian herbal medicine, Maca is also used as an immunostimulant, for anemia, tuberculosis, menstrual disorders, menopause symptoms, stomach cancer, sterility and other reproductive and sexual disorders as well as to enhance memory.