Maca for libido

06/12/03

Maca, or La Maca as it is often called in South and Central America, grows high in the Andes Mountains of Peru. Maca is an herb and has grown popularity recently among herbal supplement users and, due to a recently published clinical study showing maca's ability to increase sexual desire by 200%, has become popular in the mainstream.

Effects of MACA Administered in Capsule Form to Adult Males, Apparently Normal
This trial has been prepared to prove the effect of maca over the hormonal pattern, sexual behavior and erectile function; physical well-being and reaction to stress; red corpuscles and nutritional state for a healthy human being.

The trial took a sample of males between 20 and 40 years old. The men were placed in placebo and Maca groups according to the treatment received. The trial was prospective and double blind. The trial was carried out between December 2000 and May 2001 by researchers of Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (Peruvian University Cayetano Heredia), department of Sciences and Philosophy and Instituto de Investigaciones de la Altura (Institute of Highlands Researches). The principal researcher was Dr. Gustavo Gonzales, the associate researchers were Amanda Cordova, Arturo Chung, Arturo Villena, Carmen Goñez, Karla Vega, Julio Rubio, Manuel Gasco, Carla Gonzales, Sharon Castillo and Diana Garayar.

The primary conclusions resulting from the trial are:

Hemodynamic Aspects

· The treatment with maca produces a reducing effect of diastolic arterial pressure.

Maca does not modify neither heart frequency nor arterial saturation of oxygen.

During the trial hematocrit is not affected by maca, which an anti-anemic effect may exist.

Nutritional Aspects

Maca has an important effect as an energizer.

Energizer effect may be associated to the increase of serum levels of human growth hormone.

Maca has effects over energy reserves acting over body fat.

Maca does not increase iodine in urine.

State of Mind

Maca improves the state of mind

DHEA levels increased in a large proportion of the males treated with maca.

Anxiety

Placebo decreases anxiety

Maca decreases anxiety from the two weeks of treatment.

Stress

The treatment with maca decreases stress.

The treatment with maca reduces the scale of mind renounce, favoring a better response to stress.

Sexual and Reproductive Function

Maca improves the level of sexual desire by an average of 180% compared to the placebo group.

Maca treatment does not modify HL levels

Maca increases seminal volume, doubles the count of spermatozoids and mobility of spermatozoids.

In Conclusion, Maca

Improves the state of mind

Decreases anxiety

Decreases stress

Improves reaction to stress

Increases adrenal androgens

Increases sexual desire

Increases number and mobility of spermatozoids

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