PERUVIAN MACA ROOT - HEALTH BENEFITS

The mountainous country of Peru in the South American continent serves as home to several beneficial plants and medicinal herbs, one of which is the Peruvian Maca Root – an Adaptogenic herb with exceptional nutritional value. The Peruvian Maca Root, passed down from the time of the Incas, is often touted as Peru’s natural Viagra because of its legendary sex enhancing properties.

Lepidium meyenii possesses significantly high quantities of minerals, vitamins, carbohydrates and amino acids and its nutritional value exceeds or is equal to that found in cereal grains. To many people, the other name for Peruvian Maca Root is Peruvian ginseng though the herb ginseng has no relation with Maca root.

Health Benefits of Peruvian Maca Root

• Regular intake of Peruvian Maca Root can help to control hormonal imbalances and can benefit the body’s circulatory system.
• It accelerates the body’s natural wound healing process and can help to minimize blood disorders like anemia.
• Menopausal and andropausal women and men can benefit by consuming Peruvian Maca Root as it minimizes hormonal dysfunction associated with andropause and menopause.
• Menopausal women suffering from frequent bouts of night sweats and hot flashes as well as from anxiety and depression should take Peruvian Maca Root as it effectively eliminates these problems.
• Regular intake of Peruvian Maca Root can assist in increasing your stamina, endurance and energy; it can enhance both human and bestial fertility and improves sexual prowess and performance in bed. Couples trying for a child can definitely benefit by taking Maca root.
• Peruvian Maca Root is non addictive, so it can be used as a healthy alternative to dangerous anabolic steroids for building muscle mass.
• Peruvian Maca Root is a rich source of antioxidants; it is also anticarcinogenic, bacteriostatic and fungistatic by nature.
• If you want to possess healthy teeth and bones, go for Maca root.
• Maca root intake has been associated with enhanced mental powers and cognitive abilities and it has a positive effect on learning and memory.
• If you suffer from lack of motivation and focus, stress and exhaustion, sleeplessness and insomnia and from a dry vagina which makes sexual intercourse painful, consumption of Peruvian Maca Root can help eliminate all these problems naturally, without harming your body.
• Being rich in antioxidants, Maca root can impart a youthful glow to your skin and make you look and feel younger.

According to recent medical research and studies carried out on Maca root, this wonder herb also has the following beneficial properties and nutrients.

• Irrespective of the pathological state of the individual, Maca root can have a normalizing effect on the body.
• The effect of Maca root on the body is general and widespread and not restricted to a specific localized organ or region of the body.
• Maca root contains terpenoids and saponins which act as analgesics, anti tumorals, pain relievers and expectorants and as sedatives.
• There are fatty acids contained in Maca root which function as local antiseptics and fungicides. This helps to heal wounds faster and boosts your body’s immunity.
• Its anticarcinogenic properties are due to the presence of some forms of fiber and glucosinolate found in Maca root.
• Alkaloids acting in conjunction with bio available calcium (both present in Maca root) can minimize rickets and osteomalacia as they make Maca root a potent bond builder.
• The nutritional value of Maca root is improved through the presence of tannins which bind and precipitate proteins.

Thus, the Peruvian Maca root or Maca root extracts help to increase stamina, strength, physical energy, sexual prowess and the libido – all of which combine to make it a winning combination. Peruvian Maca Root is now widely available as a supplemental super food in most American health food stores.